Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaylussacia loxensis Sleumer

All Determinations:

Gaylussacia loxensis Sleumer det. J. L. Luteyn, 2008
Note: (inc. G. peruviana)

Gaylussacia sp.

Location:

Peru. Amazonas. Chachapoyas Prov. Near Piñamonte, 77 km NE of Balsas and 15.6 km SW of Leymebamba. Alt. 2850 m. (9350 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15485 with I. Sánchez-Vega, M. Zapata Cruz, 03 Jul 2002

Description:

Terrestrial shrub to 1.5 m. Calyx green suffused with red. Corolla white, suffused with pink or red. Berry turning blue-black. Locally infrequent. [Plants pretreated with EtOH.] [DNA; pickled].

Habitat:

Steep roadside, dry slopes. With Calamagrostis, Lophosoria, Baccharis genistioides, and Gaultheria tomentosa.

Other:

Collection Notes: [Plants pretreated with EtOH]

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 668893
GUID: 4013ceb6-9725-4d1a-9450-bc9890c9291e

Map:

Coordinates: (-6.725, -77.84)

Distribution:

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