Anthopterus wardii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Anthopterus |
| Species: | A. wardii
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Anthopterus wardii, also known as aengue mishito,[4] is a species of neotropical blueberry in the family Ericaceae.[5] It is a small, epiphytic[6] or occasionally terrestrial, scandent,[4] sparsely branched shrub[6] with up to 10 m long branches. The elliptic to ovate-elliptic leaves are 4–10 cm long and 1.5–3.5 cm wide;[4] the androecium consists of 10 stamens.[6] The fruit—a bright purple, smooth, subglobose berry[6]—is edible.[7][8] Formally described by John Ball in 1884,[2] the species is native to the tropical lowland and montane forests of Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.[1] The IUCN conservation status is least concern (LC),[1] and it is uncommon in cultivation.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Condit, R. (2019). "Anthopterus wardii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T151961534A151961536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T151961534A151961536.en. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ a b Hooker, William Jackson, Bentham, George, Brenan, John Patrick Micklethwait, Green, P. S., Hill, Arthur William, Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Hooker, William Jackson, Oliver, Daniel, Prain, D., Salisbury, E. J., Taylor, George, & Thiselton-Dyer, William T. (1871). Icones plantarum or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium (Vol. 15, p. 51). Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, etc.
- ^ "Anthopterus wardii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c Luteyn, J., Pedraza-Peñalosa, P., & New York Botanical Garden. (n.d.). Anthopterus wardii Ball. Blueberry Relatives of the New World Tropics (Ericaceae). Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ "Anthopterus wardii Family: Ericaceae Neotropical Blueberry". Top Tropicals. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Vargas, W. G. (2002). Guía ilustrada de las plantas de las montañas del Quindío y los Andes Centrales. pp. 261–262. Kolumbien: Editorial Universidad de Caldas.
- ^ a b Anthopterus wardii. (n.d.). Strange Wonderful Things. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ Parker, P. (2018). A Little Book of Latin for Gardeners. Vereinigtes Königreich: Little, Brown Book Group.
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