Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria buxifolia Willd. var. buxifolia

Location:

Venezuela. Mérida. Bailadores-La Grita road, La Granzonera region, 28 km S of Bailado- res. Alt. 3000 m. (9842 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 5264 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, L. Ruíz-Terán & J. A. Dugarte, 26 Jan 1978

Description:

terrestrial shrub 1 to 1.5 m tall, branching towards apex. pedicels and calyx cream colored at anthesis, turning red after- wards; corolla white.

Habitat:

subpáramo slopes dominate by Ericaceae.

Other:

Specimen Notes: NY, VEN

Identifiers:

GUID: f060552d-5de6-48ac-b7d8-a321ce76b24e

Distribution:

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