Taxon Details: Gaultheria parvifolia Small
Taxon Profile:
Narratives:
Family:
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:
Gaultheria parvifolia Small
Gaultheria parvifolia Small
Description:
Type: Mexico. Oaxaca: "Sierra", Oct 1839 (fl), Galeotti 1848 (holotype, NY, photo Corcoran neg. 48; isotypes, G, photo Corcoran neg. 47, GH, US; probable isotypes, BR, NY, W). The sheets marked "probable isotypes" bear Galeotti's collection number 1848, but a different locality. McVaugh (1978) noted that the same Galeotti collection number may include plants from different localities.
Type: Mexico. Oaxaca: "Sierra", Oct 1839 (fl), Galeotti 1848 (holotype, NY, photo Corcoran neg. 48; isotypes, G, photo Corcoran neg. 47, GH, US; probable isotypes, BR, NY, W). The sheets marked "probable isotypes" bear Galeotti's collection number 1848, but a different locality. McVaugh (1978) noted that the same Galeotti collection number may include plants from different localities.