Gaultheria erecta Vent.

Filed As

Ericaceae
Gaultheria erecta Vent.

Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 6903 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 04 Mar 1979

Location

Colombia. Cauca. Parque Nac. Puracé; between km 151-153 road from Puracé to La Plata.

Habitat

ecotone between paramo and wet montane forest. common.

Description

shrub 1 to 3 m tall. rachis, pedicels, calyx & floral bracts green suffused w/red; corol-la dark red at anthesis; mature fruit dark blue-blac.

Collection Notes

pickled, air dried fruit

Identifiers

NY Barcode: —

Occurrence ID: 6e09ce24-5327-4fd3-9089-265015678516

Laboratory Collections

Structural Botany, 01927361, J. L. Luteyn 6903, Gaultheria erecta Vent. - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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