Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria alnifolia (Dunal) A.C.Sm.

Location:

Venezuela. Aragua. Los Teques road above El Jarillo and the reservoir at Agua Fría. Alt. 2100 m. (6890 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 5158 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn & G. Morillo, 11 Jan 1978

Description:

shrub 2 m tall. young twigs bright red; mature stem 2.

Habitat:

roadside secondary growth completely overgrown by bamboo. infrequent.

Other:

Collection Notes: fruit becoming blue black
Specimen Notes: NY, VEN

Identifiers:

GUID: f9aee2a6-2a94-4f8d-8186-62ebf52e1bfe

Distribution:

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