Taxon Details: Gaultheria lanigera var. rufolanata (Sleumer) Luteyn
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Family:
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:
Gaultheria lanigera var. rufolanata (Sleumer) Luteyn
Gaultheria lanigera var. rufolanata (Sleumer) Luteyn
Primary Citation:
Brittonia 41: 14. 1989
Brittonia 41: 14. 1989
Accepted Name:
This name is currently accepted.
This name is currently accepted.
Description:
Description: Leaves ovate, strongly revolute lengthwise with margins almost touching, not bullate, (0.6-)1-2 x 0.4-0.6(-1.2) cm; petiole 2-3 mm long. Inflorescence short-racemose, 2-4-flowered; rachis ca. 1 cm long; bracteoles basal, subcoriaceous, ovate, ca. 3 mm long; floral bracts 4-5 mm long. Corolla 8-9 mm long, dark red.
Distribution: Endemic to Colombia (Boyacá and Cundinamarca depts.), in rocky páramo, at elevations of 3200-3500 m. Flowering and fruiting collections known from April, May, October, and December.
Conservation status: Rare and endangered.
Description: Leaves ovate, strongly revolute lengthwise with margins almost touching, not bullate, (0.6-)1-2 x 0.4-0.6(-1.2) cm; petiole 2-3 mm long. Inflorescence short-racemose, 2-4-flowered; rachis ca. 1 cm long; bracteoles basal, subcoriaceous, ovate, ca. 3 mm long; floral bracts 4-5 mm long. Corolla 8-9 mm long, dark red.
Distribution: Endemic to Colombia (Boyacá and Cundinamarca depts.), in rocky páramo, at elevations of 3200-3500 m. Flowering and fruiting collections known from April, May, October, and December.
Conservation status: Rare and endangered.
Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):
Gaultheria lanigera var. rufolanata (Sleumer) Luteyn: [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.
Gaultheria lanigera var. rufolanata (Sleumer) Luteyn: [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.