Filed As:

Ericaceae
Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

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 9322 with J. Pipoly, 19 Jan 1984

Description:

low, spreading shrub ca 0.5-1 m tall. twigs red; rachis, bracts, pedicels and calyx pale green; corolla white; stems and leaves w/out wintergreen odor.

Habitat:

steep disturbed open roadside. one plant seen.

Other:

Collection Notes: no mature fruits; growing near G. alnifolia and G. erecta pickled
Specimen Notes: NY, VEN

Identifiers:

GUID: e90ff524-f581-4246-82a5-cc5c091ec910

Map:

Coordinates: (9.37, -70.23)

Distribution:

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