Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria domingensis Urb.

All Determinations:

Gaultheria domingensis Urb. det. W. S. Judd, 04 Jul 2006

Location:

Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central, in Reserva Cientifica Valle Nuevo, N of Villa Pajon; ca. 21.4 km S of Constanza on road to Valle Nuevo and San Jose de Ocoa, 3 km S of Forestry House near park boundary. Alt. 1930 m. (6332 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. S. Judd 8157 with J. R. Abbott, J. D. Skean, R. Judd, 08 Jun 2006

Description:

Plants to 0.2 dm tall. Corolla pink; fruits dark purple-black. Wintergreen smell.

Habitat:

Occasional shrub (here, but at higher elevations becoming abundant; we saw this plant up to ca. 2300 m).

Other:

Collection Notes: with Tetrazygia urbaniana, Miconia krugii, Gaultheria domingensis, Garrya fadyenii, Fuchsia triphylla, Pteridium, Galium domingense, Sisyrinchium, Rubus spp., Verbena, Medicago lupulina, Melilotus alba, Trifolium repens, Lobelia rotundifolia, Ilex, Isachne rigidifolia, Carex, Pellaea, Scrophularia eggersii

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 1333197
GUID: 281d4b78-b7f9-4590-884f-9564aaf282ee

Map:

Coordinates: (18.8314, -70.6936)

Distribution:

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