Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria sclerophylla Cuatrec. var. sclerophylla

Location:

Colombia. Quindío. Mun. Salento, Vereda Cocora; below Nevado del Quindío. Alt. 3300 - 3400 m. (10827 - 11155 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 13005 with J. Fuertes & O. Rangel, 20 May 1989-22 May 1989

Description:

shrub to 2 m. tall. corolla rose-red with mature calyx turning maroon to blue-black; white lobes; wintergreen odor. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

subpáramo & Polylepis forest between 3500-3900 m. páramo starting about 3700 to 3950 m.

Other:

Collection Notes: pickled

Identifiers:

GUID: 8b8a732b-73b4-450f-a30f-50bf71018639

Map:

Coordinates: (4.67, -75.33)

Distribution:

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