Pernettya purpurea D.Don ex G.Don

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Pernettya purpurea D.Don ex G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    E. K. Balls B. 6239, 15 Mar 1939

  • Location

    Bolivia. Cochabamba. Chapare Prov. Colon[ie].

  • Collection Notes

    [Illegible precise loc.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2605839

    Occurrence ID: 5e2625cd-cd1c-4bc6-b004-4752883859d7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Cochabamba

  • County/Municipio

    Chapare Prov.

  • Locality

    Colon[ie].

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3505 m. (11499 ft.)

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FLORA OF
B. 623f?
Flowers white, rather small*
fruits varying very considerably in
color from a pearly^white to a deep
purple-mauve, with a number ef, curious
opalescent mauves in between* Usually
the fruits are about in diam. and
borne in great quantities. leaves
small, whitish below. Tangled, wiry
shrubs to 12" tall, though, usually
in exposed positions not more than
6", Making wide mats some feet across«
Growing in coarse, rocky soil.among
shrubs, or over exposed banlcs and
boulders.
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