Filed As:

Ericaceae
Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

Location:

Venezuela. Mérida. Bailadores-La Grita road, Portachuelo area, páramo del Batallón, 2 km along Liceo Militar road. Alt. 3230 m. (10597 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 5245 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, L. Ruíz-Terán & J. A. Dugarte, 26 Jan 1978

Description:

shrublet to 2 dm tall rooted in heavy moss and lichen cover. calyx and corolla deep pink.

Habitat:

dominated by Espeletia marcescens and Ericaceae. common.

Other:

Collection Notes: growing next to 5244
Specimen Notes: NY, VEN

Identifiers:

GUID: c14a3301-fdf0-4213-add5-7a1b299352a6

Distribution:

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