Filed As:

Ericaceae
Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

Location:

Venezuela. Mérida. Rangel Mun. Páramo de Mucuchíes, ascending from hotel Los Frailes to the base ofPicocha El Gavilón. Alt. 3000 m. (9842 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. E. Carpenter 881 with E. F. Joyal, 31 Jan 1979

Description:

low shrub. leaves shiny dark green above, pale green below; flowers urceolate, 4-5 x 3 mm w/5 recurved lobes; calyx lobes tip rose. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

along stream; dry season w/small springs and streams in quebradas.

Identifiers:

GUID: eea87462-329b-489e-a4f4-093fbf35a8bb

Distribution:

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