Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla

All Determinations:

Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla det. J. L. Luteyn, 1987

Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt det. H. O. Sleumer, 1973
Note: ! J. L. Luteyn, Feb 1977

Location:

Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, summit of the Pico do Itambé. Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. R. Anderson 35751 with M. Stieber, J. H. Kirkbride Jr., S. G. da Fonsêca, R. Souza, J. Fonsêca Filho, 10 Feb 1972

Description:

Shrub 0.3 m tall; flower buds pink; fruit green, becoming red, maturing blue-black. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Shrubby vegetation mostly to 1 m or less, with mossy ground cover in organic soil overlying sandy soil on sandstone rocks.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00943153
GUID: 6c65631b-102f-4ef0-a246-7046517d203f

Map:

Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 10000
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (-18.4319, -43.3919)

Distribution:

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