Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC. x Gaultheria

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Trujillo

• County/Municipio

  Boconó Mun.

• Locality

  Vic. Paramo Arbol Redondo, ca 40 km N of Bocono.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2073 m. (6801 ft.)

• Coordinates

  9.4, -70.3

• Distribution

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Perne tty a prmtrata (Cav,) 33C. x Gaultheria sp.
det. James L. Luteyn, 1991
The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Gaultheria (or Pernettya)
Venezuela: Trujillo: Dtto. Bocono. Vie,.
Paramo Arbol Redondo*, ca. 40 km N of Bocono,
Elev. 2073 m. Ca. 9°24'N, 70°18'W< "Dry"
paramo dominated with Dodonea, Pteridium,
Befaria and Espeletia.
Low* spreading shrub ca* 0.5-^i m tall« Twigs
red. Rachis, bracts* pedicels & calyx pale
green. Corolla white. Stems & leaves without
wintergreen odor* No mature fruits. One plant
seen* growing near G. alnifolia & G. erecta.
James L. Luteyn 9322
John J. Pipoly
20 Jan 1984
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