Ericaceae

Macleania rupestris (Kunth) A.C.Sm.

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Macleania

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Macleania rupestris: A mountain species, here in Parque los Nevados, Colombia, where it is known as Uva del Paramo. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/heath/index.html — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Spanish: Uva camarona

Synonyms

Macleania alpicola (Klotzsch) Hoerold
Macleania attenuata B.Fedtsch. & Basil.
Macleania costaricensis (Klotzsch) Hoerold
Macleania elliptica Hoerold
Macleania euryphylla S.F.Blake
Macleania glabra (Klotzsch) Hoerold
Macleania irazuensis S.F.Blake
Macleania nitida (Kunth) Hoerold
Macleania punctata var. puberula Danguy & Cherm.
Macleania racemosa Cufod.
Macleania reducta A.C.Sm.
Macleania sodiroi Hoerold
Macleania trianae Hoerold
Macleania turrialbana Donn.Sm.
Psammisia alpicola Klotzsch
Psammisia costaricensis Klotzsch
Psammisia glabra Klotzsch
Psammisia nitida (Kunth) Klotzsch
Psammisia rupestris (Kunth) Klotzsch
Thibaudia nitida Kunth
Thibaudia rupestris Kunth

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sánchez Delgadillo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Senger Mario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.