Gaultheria procumbens L.
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Gaultheria procumbens L. -
Collector(s)
F. C. MacKeever N309, 12 Aug 1959
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Location
United States of America. Massachusetts. Nantucket Co. Tom Nevers Head, Nantucket Island.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 2522057
Occurrence ID: 1deba94c-929a-48ad-8bd8-9102047180af
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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
North America
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Country
United States of America
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State/Province
Massachusetts
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County/Municipio
Nantucket Co.
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Locality
Tom Nevers Head, Nantucket Island
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Distribution
N INFORMATION CONCERNING 309. N This number 309 is an albino fruited form of Gaultheria procum- bans L. N My first collection of it was on Sept. 11, 1958» and it is 1 of N my Nantucket collection. Only two sheets of 1 were mounted, one being deposited in the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden, the other in the herbarium of the Museum of Natural Science, Nantucket, Mass# As I was on vacation when it was first collected, I intended to collect only enough material as a voucher specimen for my flora of Martha*s Vineyard and Nantucket Island. However, in collecting it N again this year, I did flo purposely in order that a set of 309 could be deposited at Gray Herbarium, Cambridge, Mass; Canada Department of Agriculture, Research Branch, Ottawa, Canada; Instituto de Botanico, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and the New York Botanical Garden. There are times when I feel that to make types of forms may be considered definitely as "hair-splitting” - especially albino forms. However, published data reaches many and enlightens them as to new discoveries. Therefore, I might consider publishing the data and information concerning this albino fruited form of Gaultheria procum- N bens L., at some future date, in order that the specimens of 309 de- posited in the herbaria, as mentioned, may be considered as isotypes N inasmuch as they do not have representation of 1 specimens. It might be said that the fruits of the specimens of having been collected at a later dataware more mature than those of 389. N Also, the specimens of 309 were collected from the identical plants as those of I a year after, thus showing that the form has remained constant. However, the plants seemed somewhat more robust this year, probably due to better weather conditions. NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 02522057 (SJox^Jr; Examined for Flora of North America ! Debra Track Spring, 2006 California Academy of Sciences San Francisco The New York Botanical Garden Gaultheria procumbens L. det. James L. Luteyn xX HERBARIUM =?? 19 82 A?S3. rt3ö7 Cet&L-ötid ^2-0’*'**-' iy£2>A**« No. 309 Family Ericaceae (Heath)« Scientific Name Gaultheria procumbens .L. Common Name Teaberry, Checkerberry,Mountain -tea Locality Tom Nevers Head,Nantucket Is.,Mass Habitat Collector Prank C. MacKeever Date Aug. 12,1959 FRANK C. MacKEEVER 02522057
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Gaultheria procumbens L.