Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria strigosa Benth.

Location:

Colombia. Nariño. Pasto-Sibundoy road, 28 km E of Pasto. Alt. 2990 m. (9810 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 6780 with M. L. Lebrón-Luteyn, 20 Feb 1979

Description:

shrub to 1 m tall. leaves strongly bullate, concave; floral bracts green; rachis, pedi-cels and calyx pale green.

Habitat:

ecotone between cloud forest and páramo. locally common.

Other:

Collection Notes: calyx covered with a dense layer of ferrugineous strigose hairs; co-rolla bright red covered with ferrugineous strigos hairs; mature fruit purple

Identifiers:

GUID: c7c58d9b-24cc-4acb-a7cf-a534da47ea5a

Distribution:

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