Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    C. M. Corcoran 1660 with with George Diggs, 16 Jul 1978

  • Location

    Mexico. México. W slopes of Volcán Ixtaccíhuatl and Volcán Popocatépetl: 17.8 km E of Amecameca on road (Hwy. 451) to Paso de Cortés.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2604615

    Occurrence ID: 32d66820-63c8-4510-b31e-9241bec8a084

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    México

  • Locality

    W slopes of Volcán Ixtaccíhuatl and Volcán Popocatépetl: 17.8 km E of Amecameca on road (Hwy. 451) to Paso de Cortés.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3300 m. (10827 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    19.08, -98.68

  • Location Notes

    [Central America & Mexico]

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Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC
det. Janies L. Luteyn	W
Examined for a revision of the Mexican and Guatemalan taxa of
Gaultheria (Ericaceae).
Celeste M. Corcoran
University of Wisconsin-Madison (WIS)	1981
Plants of MEXICO
Low shrub (to .5m tall) growing in clumps;
corolla white; calyx green wic-h pink tinges.
MEXICO: W slopes of Volcan Ixtaccihuatl and
Volcan Popocatepetl: 17-8 km E of Amecameca
on road (Hwy. U5l) to Paso de Cortes.
Abies religiosa forest with tussock-grass
understory on steep slope along N side of rd.
(l9°05fNs 98°ys'lW)	Elev. 3300 m.
July 16, 1978	No. 1660
Celeste M. Corcoran w/ George Diggs
Dept. Botany, Univ. Wisconsin-Madison, Mexican research
trip, summer 1978. Participants: G.J. Breckon, M.E.
Breckon, S. Caughlan, T.S. Cochrane, B.A. Cochrane, C.M.
Corcoran, G. Diggs, D.A. Kolterman, & M.A. Raveret.
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