Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria alnifolia (Dunal) A.C.Sm.

Location:

Venezuela. Trujillo. ca 16.4 km N of Boconó road towards Flor de Patria. Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 9321 with J. Pipoly, 19 Jan 1984

Description:

shrub 1.5 m tall. leaves and stems with wintergreen odeor; rachis, floral bracts, pe- dicels and calyx pale green suffused with rose-red.

Habitat:

steep disturbed open roadside.

Other:

Collection Notes: corolla white, suffused with rose; calyx becoming dark red; fruits not maturing (calyx swells but capsule never develops)
Specimen Notes: NY, VEN

Identifiers:

GUID: 9fc464f4-8c68-4cbe-947d-842e51d1b18c

Map:

Coordinates: (9.37, -70.23)

Distribution:

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