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Macleania insignis

Botanic Family

Ericaceae

Author

M. Martens & Galeotti

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Tropical rain forest
• secondary forest
• cloud forest

Flowering Times

• Dec-Jul

Fruiting Times

• May-Aug

Epiphytic scrambling shrub with huge lignotubers. Glabrous branches, coriaceous glabrous leaves to 45mm long. 40mm reddish-orange to pink flowers, corolla to 25mm long.

Further References

• P & R 1997
• Mobot
• RHS A-Z
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Standley