Gaultheria domingensis Urb.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Gaultheria domingensis Urb.

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Judd 8157 with J. R. Abbott, J. D. Skean, R. Judd, 08 Jun 2006

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. La Vega. Cordillera Central, in Reserva Cientifica Valle Nuevo, N of Villa Pajon; ca. 21.4 km S of Constanza on road to Valle Nuevo and San Jose de Ocoa, 3 km S of Forestry House near park boundary.

  • Habitat

    Occasional shrub (here, but at higher elevations becoming abundant; we saw this plant up to ca. 2300 m).

  • Description

    Plants to 0.2 dm tall. Corolla pink; fruits dark purple-black. Wintergreen smell.

  • Collection Notes

    with Tetrazygia urbaniana, Miconia krugii, Gaultheria domingensis, Garrya fadyenii, Fuchsia triphylla, Pteridium, Galium domingense, Sisyrinchium, Rubus spp., Verbena, Medicago lupulina, Melilotus alba, Trifolium repens, Lobelia rotundifolia, Ilex, Isachne rigidifolia, Carex, Pellaea, Scrophularia eggersii

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1333197

    Occurrence ID: 281d4b78-b7f9-4590-884f-9564aaf282ee

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gaultheria domingensis Urb. det W. S. Judd, 04 Jul 2006

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    La Vega

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central, in Reserva Cientifica Valle Nuevo, N of Villa Pajon; ca. 21.4 km S of Constanza on road to Valle Nuevo and San Jose de Ocoa, 3 km S of Forestry House near park boundary.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1930 m. (6332 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.8314, -70.6936

  • Distribution

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