Cavendishia punctata (Ruiz & Pavón ex Jaume Saint-Hilaire) Sleumer, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 294.  1935.  Thibaudia punctata Ruiz & Pavón ex Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Expos. fam. nat. I: 363.  1805.  Type.  Peru.  Huánuco or Junín:  Huasahuasi, Chinchao, Acomayo, Macora, Pillao et Muña, 1778-1788, Ruiz & Pavón s.n. (lectotype, designated by Luteyn (1983):  MA-15/51, photo NY neg. 9262).  There are an additional four sheets of this species collected by Ruiz and Pavón at MA (NY negs. 9260-9261, 9263-9264, Killip neg. 476).  However, since collection data are either nonexistent or variable on the labels and the collections were not numbered, isolectotypes were not designated.  Images:  Habit. Flowers.
    Thibaudia punctatifolia Ruiz & Pavón ex G. Don, Gen. hist. III: 860.  1834.  Cavendishia punctatifloia (Ruiz & Pavón ex G. Don) Hoerold, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 279. 1909.  [Thibaudia punctatifolia Ruiz & Pavón, Fl. peru. chilen. 4: 146, pl. 387 fig. a.  1802[1955], nomen.]  Based on same type as above.

    Cavendishia kraenzliniana Hoerold, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 322.  1909.  Type.  Peru.  Junín:  Tarma, Huacapistana, 1700-1900 m, Weberbauer 1972 (lectotype, designated by Luteyn (1983): photo of holotype specimen represented by F neg. 4669 and ACS neg. 178).  The holotype was at B and was destroyed.


        Terrestrial shrub usually with one main branch arching to 4 m;  mature branches subterete and often appearing hollow after drying, striate, glabrous, brownish;  twigs pruinose.  Leaves oblong or lance-elliptic, 12-20(-26) x 4-8.5(-11) cm, basally rounded or broadly obtuse, apically acute or short-acuminate, glabrous, conspicuously punctate on both surfaces after recessed glandular fimbriae break off;  3-5(-7)-plinerved with inner pair of lateral nerves arising 1.5-2.5 cm above base, midrib, lateral and reticulate veins impressed above and raised beneath;  axillary bud scales rarely appearing pseudostipular;  petioles subterete, adaxially flattened, rugose, glabrous, 5-14 mm long and 3-4 mm diam.  Inflorescence racemose (rarely with one or two secondary branches near base), 30-40(-60)-flowered, encircled at base by numerous, subcoriaceous, ovate, apiculate, glandular-fimbriate-margined bracts to 15 mm long and broad, these often persistent through anthesis;  rachis subterete, usually conspicuously striate or ridged, glabrous, 10-30 cm long and 3-5 mm in diam., secondary branches 4-7(-11) cm long when present;  floral bracts caducous, oblong, 8-15 x 5-7 mm, marginally glandular-fimbriate, green suffused with red when fresh;  pedicels subterete, ridged and angled, glabrous, 10-12 mm long at anthesis but elongating to 36 mm in fruit;  bracteoles subpersistent, broadly to narrowly ovate, acute to long-acuminate, 1-2.8 mm long, marginally glandular-fimbriate.  Flowers:  calyx glabrous, 5-6 mm long, green suffused with red;  hypanthium globose to subcylindric, rugose, 2.2-2.5 mm long, basally slightly apophysate;  limb spreading, rugose, 2.5-3.5 mm long;  lobes oblong-ovate to hemispheric, apiculate, 1-2 x 2.6 mm, erect after anthesis, entire margin thin lacerate-glandular and reddish in color;  sinuses acute;  corolla subcylindric to conical-cylindric tapering distally, glabrous, 10-15 mm long, pale yellowish-green when fresh, lobes triangular, acute, ca. 1 mm long;  stamens 8.7-10.3 mm;  filaments densely short-pilose ventrally, alternately 2.2-2.8 mm and 3-3.5 mm long;  anthers alternately 7.2-8.6 mm and 7-8.3 mm long;  thecae alternately 2.8-3 mm and 3-4 mm long;  style equaling corolla.  Young berry ca. 12 mm diam., dark wine-red when fresh.

        Distribution (Map).  Endemic to Peru, to eastern Huánuco and Junín Depts., where it is found in ceja, cloud forest, forest edge, thickets, and open woods, at elevations of 1560-3700 m.  Flowering occurs primarily January-July;  mature fruiting specimens have been collected in June.

        Local names.  huehli del monte, huegli (both from Junín).