Gaylussacia
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Gaylussacia -
Collector(s)
W. R. Anderson 35778 with M. Stieber, J. H. Kirkbride Jr., S. G. da Fonsêca, R. Souza, J. Fonsêca Filho, 10 Feb 1972
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Location
Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, summit of the Pico do Itambé.
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Habitat
Shrubby vegetation, mostly to 1 m or less, with mossy ground cover in organic soil overlying sandy soil on sandstone rocks.
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Description
Shrub 0.5 m tall; corolla pink; fruit green, becoming red, maturing blue-black. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00994735
Occurrence ID: b6e13b0e-508c-4649-ad95-f360d48e857a
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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
Gaylussacia det J. W. Floyd, 1999
Gaylussacia vitis-idaea Mart. ex Meisn. det L. S. Kinoshita-Gouvêa, 1979
Gaylussacia det H. O. Sleumer, 1973
Note: sp. nov. (aff. G. caparoensis Sleum.)
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Minas Gerais
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Locality
Serra do Espinhaço, summit of the Pico do Itambé
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Elevation
Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)
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Coordinates
-18.4319, -43.3919
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
10000
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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Gaylussacia