Comarostaphylis arbutoides

Species of flowering plant

Comarostaphylis arbutoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Comarostaphylis
Species:
C. arbutoides
Binomial name
Comarostaphylis arbutoides
Lindley

Comarostaphylis arbutoides is a species of shrub in the heath family. Its range extends from central Mexico south to Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and western Panama. It is found in oak and pine forests in mountainous locations, and on the summits of Central American volcanoes, at elevations from 1,350 to 3,800 m (4,430 to 12,470 ft). There are two subspecies: arbutoides, distinguished by the presence of a rust-colored tomentum on the leaf underside, and costaricensis which lacks the tomentum.[1]

References

  1. ^ Luteyn, J. "Comarostaphylis arbutoides". New York Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
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Extant Arbutoideae subfamily species
ArbutusArctostaphylos
Subgenus Micrococcus
Section Micrococcus
Subgenus Arctostaphylos
Section Arctostaphylos
Section Foliobracteata
Section Pictobracteata
Unassigned
Arctous
Comarostaphylis
  • Comarostaphylis arbutoides
  • Comarostaphylis discolor
  • Comarostaphylis diversifolia
  • Comarostaphylis glaucescens
  • Comarostaphylis lanata
  • Comarostaphylis longifolia
  • Comarostaphylis mucronata
  • Comarostaphylis polifolia
  • Comarostaphylis sharpii
  • Comarostaphylis spinulosa
OrnithostaphylosXylococcus
Taxon identifiers
Comarostaphylis arbutoides


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