Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria brachybotrys DC.

Location:

Peru. Cusco. Kms 143-152 Ollantaytambo-Alfamayo road; 58-67 km NW of Ollantaytam-bo. Alt. 3110 - 3415 m. (10203 - 11204 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 6457 with M. L. Lebrón-Luteyn, 11 Dec 1978

Description:

prostrate, trailing shrub, always seen growing in moss on steep slo-pes. pubescence tawny when young becoming black; floral bracts green; ca-lyx dark red; corolla rose to pink.

Habitat:

montane cloud forest. common.

Identifiers:

GUID: 32f54549-09b6-40a8-af83-b6d052b9011f

Distribution:

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