Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    F. R. Fosberg 20812, 16 Aug 1943

  • Location

    Colombia. Cundinamarca. Rio Arroz, Páramo de Sumapaz.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2605198

    Occurrence ID: fae7b659-7cd4-43bb-b2a6-59876d413a57

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Cundinamarca

  • Locality

    Rio Arroz, Páramo de Sumapaz.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3500 m. (11483 ft.)

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02605198
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA, S. A.
Cordillera Oriental	aiaitfc
Pernettya prostrata var. purpurea (Don)
Sleumer
Locality Hio Arroz,
PARAMO DE SUMAPAZ, Dept, de Cundinamarco
Lat.	N., Long.	W.
Habitat Cut over forest, paramo character,
planted to potatoes, grazed, common in
brush appearing in pastures.
Date Aug. 16^1943 Alt. 3500-480® m.
(aneroid readings)
Coll. P. R. Fosberg No. 20812
Det.
Remarks Low shrub, corolla unshaped,
white with red tips to lobes, fruit
black, fleshy.
Colombian Cinchona Mission
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From the UNITED STAÏES NATIONAL HERBARIUM