Cavendishia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Vaccinieae
Genus: Cavendishia
Subgenera: C. subg. Cavendishia – C. subg. Chlamydantha

Species

C. aberrans – C. adenophora – C. albopicta – C. allenii – C. amoena – C. amplexa – C. angustifolia – C. antioquensis – C. arizonensis – C. atroviolacea – C. aurantiaca – C. axillaris – C. barnebyi – C. bomareoides – C. bracteata – C. callista – C. calycina – C. capitulata – C. caudata – C. chiriquiensis – C. chlamydantha – C. chochoensis – C. ciliata – C. coccinea – C. compacta – C. complectens – C. confertiflora – C. copeensis – C. corei – C. cuatrecasasii – C. darienensis – C. dendrophila – C. dishiae – C. divaricata – C. dulcis – C. endresii – C. engleriana – C. erythrostegia – C. foreroi – C. fortunensis – C. fusiformis – C. gentryi – C. glandulosa – C. grandifolia – C. grossa – C. guatapeensis – C. herrerae – C. isernii – C. jardinensis – C. lactiviscida – C. laurifolia – C. lebroniae – C. leucantha – C. lindauiana – C. linearifolia – C. longirachis – C. luteynii – C. macrocephala – C. mariae – C. martii – C. megabracteata – C. melastomoides – C. micayensis – C. morii – C. neblinae – C. nitens – C. nitida – C. nobilis – C. nuda – C. oligantha – C. orthosepala – C. osaensis – C. palustris – C. panamensis – C. pedicellata – C. pilobracteata – C. pilosa – C. porphyrea – C. pseudopedunculata – C. pseudostenophylla – C. pubescens – C. punctata – C. quercina – C. querema – C. revoluta – C. rhynchophylla – C. ruiz-teranii – C. sanafeensis – C. sirensis – C. sophoclesioides – C. speciosa – C. spicata – C. stenophylla – C. subamplexicaulis – C. subfasciculata – C. talamancensis – C. tarapotana – C. tenella – C. trijulloensis – C. tryphera – C. uniflora – C. urophylla – C. venosa – C. wercklei – C. vinacea – C. violacea – C. zamorensis

Source(s) of checklist:

Luteyn, J.L. (1983)
Luteyn, J.L. (1991)
Luteyn, J.L. (1996)

Name

Cavendishia Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. ad t. 1791. 1835, nom. cons.
Type species: Cavendishia nobilis Lindl.

Synonyms

Chupalon Adans.
Polyboea Klotzsch
Proclesia Klotzsch
Socratesia Klotzsch

References
Primary references

Lindley, J. (1835) Edwards's Bot. Reg. ad t. 1791.

Additional references

Luteyn, J.L. (1983) Ericaceae-Part I. Cavendishia. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 35 .
Luteyn, J.L. (1991) Two New Species of Cavendishia (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae) from Antioquia, Colombia. Brittonia 43 (2): 116–119.
Luteyn, J.L. (1996) Four New Species of Cavendishia (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae) from Costa Rica. Brittonia 48 (4): 514–519.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Cavendishia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cavendishia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cavendishia. Published online. Accessed: May 25 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cavendishia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 25.

Vernacular names
русский: Кавендишия

Cavendishia is a genus of about 100 species of woody perennial plants, many of which are epiphytic. The genus is native to tropical South America and Central America.
Selected species

Cavendishia bracteata
Cavendishia complectens
Cavendishia cordifolia
Cavendishia crassifolia
Cavendishia grandifolia
Cavendishia martii
Cavendishia pubescens
Cavendishia tarapotana

References

Germplasm Resources Information Network: Cavendishia