CERATOSTEMA GLANS
Author:
James Leonard Luteyn, 1996
Family:
ERICACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Luteyn. (1996). In: Fl. Ecuador, 54(147): 228.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
12 Centimetres?
Height:
100 Centimetres?
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
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This member of the Ericaceae family was given this name by James Leonard Luteyn in 1996. It is found in the mountains of Ecuador, growing as an epiphyte with quite some water and some sun. The caudex might grow to twelve centimetres in diameter, the entire plant might reach 100 centimetres in height. The flowers are crimson.
The genera name is named for the "horns" on the stem some species have. The species name for the tubular nectar glands in the flowers.
Flower
Crimson
Soil
Epiphytic
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium
