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Werauhia oenophylla Cascante & J. F. Morales

Publ: Novon 31: 109- fig. 1 (2023)

Type: Costa Rica. Heredia: Heredia, Varablanca, Cordillera Volcánica Central, Cerro Chompipe (ladera pacífica), bosques aledaños a camino en la parte alta del cerro, hacia la Reserva Dantas, Bosque Pluvial Montano Bajo, 10°04′55.0″N, 84°04′02.0″W, 2200 m, 21 Apr. 2017 (fl.), A. Cascante-Marín & C. Trejos-Hernández 2696 (holotype, USJ111433)

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Distribution: Costa Rica. Heredia

Habitat: epiphyte in Lower Montane Rain Forest, ca 2200 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet derives from the Greek words oînos, “wine,” and phyllon, “leaf;” it refers to the striking coloration on the abaxial surface of leaves and peduncle bracts reminiscent of that ancient and noble beverage

Phenology: Flowering individuals were collected in April and fruiting individuals in December.

Werauhia oenophylla