Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaultheria erecta Vent.

Location:

Venezuela. Distrito Capital. Parque Nacional El Avila, along trail from Avenida San Juan bosco (Altamira, Caracas) to Asiento de la Silla. Alt. 2200 - 2400 m. (7218 - 7874 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. E. Carpenter 909 with E. F. Joyal & S. Crisafulli, 04 Feb 1979

Description:

shrub. flowers (calyx + corolla) rose-pink, petals united; bracts subtend- ing each flower; leaves dark green, shiny. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

subpáramo.

Other:

Collection Notes: leaves with short hairs along veins above, pale dull green w/long hairs along veins below

Identifiers:

GUID: 05fd7ef7-8009-4a11-b96f-7e663cc6f0a5

Distribution:

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