Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria erecta Vent.

Location:

Colombia. Antioquia. Medellín-Yarumal road, 12 km N of Santa Rosa. Alt. 2620 m. (8596 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 7035 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn & P. Camargo, 22 Mar 1979

Description:

shrub 1 m tall. rachis, pedicels and floral bracts pale green suffused with red; calyx and corolla red at anthesis.

Habitat:

secondary growth along road. common.

Other:

Collection Notes: inflorescence viscid; photo, pickled, wood

Identifiers:

GUID: 029cdef0-d786-4fca-b71a-f4b75b2d744b

Distribution:

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