Pernettya purpurea D.Don ex G.Don

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Pernettya purpurea D.Don ex G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    B. Peyton 736 with S. Tilney Peyton, 03 Jul 1982

  • Location

    Peru. Cusco. Urubamba Prov. Machu Picchu, in Urcosacancha, a pampa above the village of Palcay. (Vegetation plot #108).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2605670

    Occurrence ID: 411608c0-8fee-4043-b0a2-4668451a9d1a

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Cusco

  • County/Municipio

    Urubamba Prov.

  • Locality

    Machu Picchu, in Urcosacancha, a pampa above the village of Palcay. (Vegetation plot #108).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3810 m. (12500 ft.)

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

p
PERU
-CUSCO
rtSirdt+A LCav-') ~bC.
Jt\. Lu4*in 93
Urubamba, Hachu Picchu', in Urcoscancha, a pampa above the
village of palcay. (vegetation plot #108]
altitude 3810 id, aspect S, slope 80%
Subtropical Rain Paramo, heavy grazing present. Vegetation
predominately shrubs; on a lower slope.
Shrub; ht: .3m; grows on rocks covered with moss; black ber-
ries 1cm 1n diameter; alternete leaves are light green under-
neath; branch ends have a red tint.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02605670
B.Peyton, S.TUney Peyton 738
3 July 1982
Collected undei tne auspices of the Flora of Pe
a collaborative effort of the Missouri Botanies
conduction vith the Univt-rsidad San Antono Abad,
the Universidad tiacional de Airaroma Peruana. Field work supported oy the New Yor* Zoological Socmya
Peru project and the Spectacled Bear Habitat study*
cal Garden and the Field Museu* ot Natural History in
•ad, the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Harcos, and
02605670