Taxon Details: Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla
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Family:

Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Synonyms:

Gaultheria ferruginea Cham. & Schltdl.
Brossea ferruginea (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze
Andromeda hirsuta Vell.
Gaultheria willisiana Davie
Description:

Description: Shrub 0.3-1.5 m tall with stems to 1.5 cm diam.; indumentum canescent to ferruginous- or reddish-tomentose. Leaves ovate, oblong, elliptic-ovate to elliptic, apex acute to obtuse, rarely rounded. Pedicels (5-)6-8(-10) mm long; bracteoles (2-)3-4(-5) mm long; floral bracts (4-)6-10(-12) mm long.

Distribution: Endemic to SE Brazil at elevations of (950-)1600-2250(-2450) m. Apparently locally abundant on rocky hills, in montane forest or scrub, moist valleys, "barancos," and "campo limpio."

Illustration: Bot. Mag., N.S. 170: t. 254. 1955.

Cultivated: E, K, NY.

Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):

Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla: [Article] Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560.
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