Gaultheria erecta Vent.

Filed As

Ericaceae
Gaultheria erecta Vent.

Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 11637 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 22 Jun 1985

Location

Mexico. Chiapas. San Cristobal de las Casas-Tenejapa road, km 8-12 along road to Tzontehuitz tv towers.

Habitat

Pinus-Drimys evergreen cloud forest. abundant.

Description

prostrate to erect shrub 1 dm to 1.5 m tall (in areas off road). stems & leaves w/witnergreen odor; corolla white to pink; fruiting calyx black.

Collection Notes

flowers visited by bees; population sample from 2800 to 2650 m alongroad

Specimen Notes

NY, CAS, COL, E, F, FH, GB, G, K, L, LE, MO, P, QCA, RSA, S, U, W, US, STE, B, TEX, UC

Identifiers

NY Barcode: —

Occurrence ID: a067b759-6d4f-49e6-8b80-e49934ed1ecb

Laboratory Collections

Structural Botany, 01927438, J. L. Luteyn 11637, Gaultheria erecta Vent. - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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