Anthopterus wardii

Anthopterus wardii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Anthopterus
Species:
A. wardii
Binomial name
Anthopterus wardii
Synonyms
  • Thibaudia wardii (Ball) Hoerold
  • Anthopterus bracteatus A.C.Sm.

Anthopterus wardii, also known as aengue mishito, is a species of neotropical blueberry in the family Ericaceae native to the tropical regions of Central and South America, such as Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Anthopterus wardii is a small, epiphytic or occasionally terrestrial, scandent, sparsely branched shrub with up to 10 m (33 ft) long branches. The elliptic to ovate-elliptic leaves are 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) long, and 1.5–3.5 cm (0.6–1.4 in) wide.

Generative characteristics

The androecium consists of 10 stamens. The fruit is a bright purple, smooth, subglobose berry.

Taxonomy

It was published by John Ball in 1884.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama where it occurs in tropical lowland and montane forests.

Conservation

The IUCN conservation status is least concern (LC).

References

  1. 1 2 3 Condit, R. 2019. Anthopterus wardii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T151961534A151961536. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T151961534A151961536.en. Accessed on 20 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16154058
  3. ↑ Anthopterus wardii Ball. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved March 20, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:858211-1
  4. 1 2 3 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, from https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/projects/ericaceae/taxon-details/?irn=111268
  5. ↑ "Anthopterus wardii Family: Ericaceae Neotropical Blueberry". Top Tropicals. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 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.
  7. ↑ Parker, P. (2018). A Little Book of Latin for Gardeners. Vereinigtes Königreich: Little, Brown Book Group.