Cavendishia nobilis Lindl.

Ericaceae

Collection Number	Neill, D 16038
Collectors	David Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph
Identified By	P. Pedraza (NY) 2011
Source	C. Davidson
Date	25 September 2007

Country	Ecuador
province	Zamora Chinchipe
canton	Palanda
Location	Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, along road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud forest and disturbed roadside vegetation. 2650 m elev.
Lat/Long	S 04 28 0 W 079 08 0
Note	Shrub 2 m tall. Bracts glossy pink. Corolla tube pink at base, white at apex. Fruits green suffused red. The coordinates have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been removed because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.