Filed As:

Ericaceae
Pernettya aff. prostrata (Cav.) DC.

All Determinations:

Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC. det. J. L. Luteyn, 2007
Note: note mucronate leaf tip

Pernettya

Location:

Costa Rica. San José. Cantón Pérez Zeledán, Parque Nacional Chirripó, trail beyond Río Talari to the Valle de Los Leones. Alt. 3200 - 3300 m. (10499 - 10827 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15421 with Adelaida Chaverri, 20 Mar 1999

Description:

Erect, wiry shrub to 0.5 m tall. Leaves sharply mucronate. Corolla cream. Berry red. Common, growing with Pernettya prostrata. [Pickled].

Habitat:

Secondary vegetation after fire of 1992. Common.

Other:

Specimen Notes: filed in Pernettya hybrids (P. prostrata x Gaultheria sp.)

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 330852
GUID: 19a21a3e-7f07-4ff9-b9f6-965d586858b9

Map:

Coordinates: (9.45, -83.5)

Distribution:

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