Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3125 with and B.B. Klitgaard, 29 Mar 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Loja-Saraguro, 8.5 km N of San Lucas, track to Fierro Urco, km 10.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2605341

    Occurrence ID: 74a4dbb6-1630-47b4-977b-0523d425d355

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Loja-Saraguro, 8.5 km N of San Lucas, track to Fierro Urco, km 10.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3550 m. (11647 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.7144, -79.3286

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FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis & B.B.Klitgaard
3125
Pemettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.	Ericaceae
det. J.Luteyn (NY), April 1997
Province: Loja
Loja- Saraguro, 8.5 km N of San Lucas, track to Fierro Urco, km 10.
3550 m 79°19'71"W;3°42'86"S	29 March 1997
Vegetation: Polylepis forest in declivity surrounded by grass tussock
paramo on 30 cm deep black humic soil.
Shrub tol.5 m; leaves fleshy-coriaceous, very discolorous, dark green
glossy above, paler whitish green and dull below; pedicels and calyces
blood-red-purple; fleshy globose berries white to lilac-mauve. Locally
common in clumps on rocks at margin of Polylepis forest.
Fieldwork funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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