Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria strigosa Benth.

Location:

Venezuela. Táchira. Uribante Mun. 28 km SE of La Grita, along road to San José de Bolívar. Alt. 2438 m. (7999 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 9910 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 14 Apr 1984

Description:

shrub to 1.5 m tall. leaves dark green above, nitid bullate; pedicels and calyx dark red covered with ferrugineous hairs; corolla bright red.

Habitat:

roadside through pastureland in disturbed montane forest. locally common.

Other:

Collection Notes: mature calyx dark maroon
Specimen Notes: NY, VEN

Identifiers:

GUID: 9ca0502e-f9ad-4986-a9e2-9e74f48bfecf

Map:

Coordinates: (7.93, -71.93)

Distribution:

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