Gaylussacia

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  Cordillera Yanachaga. Cerro Pajonal "chacos". 12 km SE of Oxapamoa.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2700 - 2800 m. (8858 - 9186 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.58, -75.33

• Georeferencing Method

  Corrected label coordinates. Corrected latitude value from 20°35'N N to 10°35'N, which plots in the correct region.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Gaylussacia
det. James L. Luteyn, 2001
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
PERU
Pasco
ERICACEAE
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Oxapampa; Cordillera Yanachaga. Cerro Pajonal
"chacos”. 12 km SE of Oxapampa. Shrubland on white
sandstone, spongy sphagnum humus up to 2 m deep
except where burned. Alt. 2700-2800 m. 75°20'W,
20°35’S.
Shrub, 0.5m; stem reddish; bracts red; fruit
black.
Robin B. Foster
9020
7 Oct. 1982
NEW YORK BOTANjCAL GARDEN
02529142
Collected under the auspices of the Flora of Peru project, a collaborative effort of the Missouri
Botanical Garden, the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and the Universidad Nacional
de Amazonia Peruana. Field work supported by USAIO.
02529142