Filed As:

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

Location:

Venezuela. Mérida. Bailadores-La Grita road, La Granzonera region, 31 km S of Bailado- res. Alt. 3050 m. (10006 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 5253 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, L. Ruíz-Terán & J. A. Dugarte, 26 Jan 1978

Description:

shrublet to 0.33 m tall. wintergreen odor to stems and leaves; rachis and pedicels and floralbracts pale green; calyx pale green suffused w/pink.

Habitat:

subpáramo slopes dominated by Ericaceae. infrequent.

Other:

Collection Notes: corolla white
Specimen Notes: NY, VEN

Identifiers:

GUID: 0b3e300f-a13a-47b4-b797-768d887d44c7

Distribution:

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