Vaccinium meridionale Sw.
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Vaccinium meridionale Sw. -
Collector(s)
J. L. Luteyn 15257 with Roy Fuller & Benito Briceño, 06 Nov 1997
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Location
Venezuela. Mérida. Estánquez-Canaguá road, 26 km S of Estánquez. Below Páramo de Colorado.
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Habitat
Dry, secondary scrub with. Libanothamnus and Clethra. Locally common.
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Description
Terrestrial, bushy, compact shrub to 2 m tall. Berry dark blue-black when mature, very bitter to the taste. Locally common. [Pickled; wood; photos; DNA].
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 227510
Occurrence ID: 8c8f6e6d-f3a0-47d5-8ef6-e456ae47937e
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ericaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Venezuela
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State/Province
Mérida
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Locality
Estánquez-Canaguá road, 26 km S of Estánquez. Below Páramo de Colorado.
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Elevation
Alt. 2250 m. (7382 ft.)
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Coordinates
8.4, -71.55
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Distribution
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Vaccinium meridionale Sw.