Monographs Details:
Authority:

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. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:

Ericaceae
Scientific Name:

Gaultheria buxifolia var. elassantha (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn
Synonyms:

Gaultheria elassantha A.C.Sm.
Description:

Description - Erect to clambering shrub. Petioles and midrib of leaf lamina adaxially glandular with black, minute (0.2 mm long), clavate setae. Floral bract and bracteoles 3, with surface glabrous, but ciliate; pedicels glabrous or only weakly puberulent and often with gland-tipped setae. Calyx lobes ciliate and often also marginally glandular-fimbriate; corolla rotate-campanulate, ± gibbous at base, glabrous, pale yellowish-green; stamens ca. 2.6 mm long; filaments ca. 1.6 mm long, glabrous; anthers ca. 1.3 mm long; ovary glabrous or nearly so; style 2-2.6 mm long, glabrous.

Distribution:

Colombia South America| Antioquia Colombia South America| Risaralda Colombia South America| Tolima Colombia South America|

Common Names:

mortiño, mortiño venenoso
Multimedia:

Objects:

Pending, J. L. Luteyn 7063, Gaultheria buxifolia var. elassantha (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Colombia, Antioquia
Pending, J. L. Luteyn 7079, Gaultheria buxifolia var. elassantha (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Colombia, Antioquia
Pending, J. L. Luteyn 7247, Gaultheria, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Colombia, Antioquia
Pending, J. L. Luteyn 10057, Gaultheria buxifolia var. elassantha (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Colombia, Antioquia
Pending, J. L. Luteyn 10733, Gaultheria buxifolia var. elassantha (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Colombia, Antioquia
Pending, J. L. Luteyn 10593, Gaultheria acuminata Schltdl. & Cham., Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Colombia, Tolima