Gaultheria alnifolia (Dunal) A.C.Sm. var. alnifolia
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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)
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Family
Ericaceae
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Scientific Name
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Synonyms
Gaultheria lindeniana Planch.
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Description
Variety Description - Stems, petioles, leaves beneath, rachis, pedicels, calyx, and corolla without strigose hairs; stems also without white puberulence. Bracteoles linear-ovate, often aristate, 3.5-4.5 × 0.5-1.2 mm. Corolla 4-6 mm long, glabrous without; stamens 3.2-3.5 mm long; filaments 2.3-2.5 mm long; style 3-3.5 mm long. Fruiting calyx glabrous.
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Discussion
The plant is used for colds in Edo. Anzoátegui where the leaves are placed in boiling sugar-water and then the infusion drunk.
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Common Names
pejua, pesgua, albricias, laurel del pequeno, pijoa, pejoa, laurel
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Distribution
Nearly endemic to Venezuela, where it is common in the Coastal Cordillera, scattered in the Andes, and rare in the eastern tepuis of Edo. Bolivar at 1000-3050 m elev; one collection is known from adjacent Colombia at 950-1087 m.
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