Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

• Region

  Central America

• Country

  Costa Rica

• State/Province

  San José

• Locality

  Along Interamerican Hwy. ca 25.0 km SW of road to La Cima and 4.1 km NW of Cerro Asunción, E end of abandoned section of road.

• Elevation

  Alt. 3180 - 3220 m. (10433 - 10564 ft.)

• Coordinates

  9.6, -83.77

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

COSTA RICA
Family: ERICACEAE
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Province SAN JOSE: Along Interamerican Hwy ca
25.0 km SW of road to La Cima and 4.1 km NW of
Cerro Asuncion, E end of abandoned section of
road; ca 9°36'N, 83°46'W, elev 3180-3220 m;
rocky slopes with patches of paramo, bamboo,
and dense stands of shrubs, occasionally small
trees.
Shrub, calyx lobes white with pink-purple margin,
corolla white with lobe tips pink-purple.
Warren D. Stevens 14330	11 Sept. 1979
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM
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