Taxon Details: Gaultheria alnifolia var. grata (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn
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Family:

Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Gaultheria alnifolia var. grata (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn
Primary Citation:

Brittonia 41: 15. 1989
Description:

Description: Stems, petioles, leaves beneath, rachis, pedicels, calyx, and corolla strigose with stiff, straight, appressed, basally swollen, eglandular, stramineous hairs 1-2 mm long; stems also white puberulent. Bracteoles obovate, ca. 2 x 2 mm. Corolla 7-8 mm long, strigose along angles without; stamens ca. 4.5 mm long; filaments ca. 3 mm long; style ca. 5 mm long. Fruiting calyx weakly strigose.

Distribution: Known only from the type collection.

Type: Colombia. Norte de Santander: Cordillera Oriental, region of Sarare, between Miranda and Alto de La Aurora, valley of the Río Margua, Quebrada del Sararito, 950-1087 m, 23 Nov 1941 (fl, fr), Cuatrecasas 13404 (holotype, US, photo NY neg. 12068; isotypes, A, COL, F, photo NY neg. 11916).

Conservation status: Rare and endangered.

Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):

Gaultheria alnifolia var. grata (A.C.Sm.) 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.