Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Pernettya aff. prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 15418 with Adelaida Chaverri, 19 Mar 1999

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Cantón Pérez Zeledán, Parque Nacional Chirripó, Valle de Los Conejos, trail to Cerro Chirripó.

  • Habitat

    Páramo. Dominated by Chusquea subtesselata, Vaccinium, Pernettya, Senecio andicola, and Diplostephium costaricensis. Abundant.

  • Description

    Subshrub 1 dm tall. Leaves mucronate. Corolla cream-white. Berry red when mature. Abundant. Growing alongside Pernettya prostrata frequently. [Photos; pickled]. Plants pretreated with EtOH.

  • Specimen Notes

    filed in Pernettya hybrids (P. prostrata x Gaultheria sp.)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 330851

    Occurrence ID: ddc4f0a0-225b-4506-9be0-f4ebbefeb6e7

  • Laboratory Collections

    Structural Botany, 02164977, J. L. Luteyn 15418, Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC. - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • Locality

    Cantón Pérez Zeledán, Parque Nacional Chirripó, Valle de Los Conejos, trail to Cerro Chirripó.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3500 - 3600 m. (11483 - 11811 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.45, -83.5

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