Gaultheria erecta Vent.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Gaultheria erecta Vent.

  • Collector(s)

    B. Boyle 3385 with A. Boyle, J. Bradford and N. Skinner, 24 Jul 1994

  • Location

    Ecuador. Carchi. Peak of Cerro Golondrinas.

  • Habitat

    Páramo ecotone, mostly mossy waist high thicket, with some open areas.

  • Description

    Low shrub, leaves coriaceous. Young leaves tinged bright maroon. Floral bracts and corolla pinkish-maroon. Fruits dark maroon. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 390879

    Occurrence ID: 77f03385-012e-4388-a248-5ffb6e61e3d9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gaultheria erecta Vent. det J. L. Luteyn, 1994
    Note: !C.M. Bush, 2010

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Carchi

  • Locality

    Peak of Cerro Golondrinas

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3070 m. (10072 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.2533, -78.1392

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