Gaultheria tomentosa Kunth

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Gaultheria tomentosa Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 15076 with Roy Fuller & Mauricio Guerrón, 03 May 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Fierro Urco road, ca. 3-5 km W of the main Loja-Saraguro highway.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed cloud forest. Common.

  • Description

    Terrestrial shrub to 1 m tall. Corolla red with ferruginous tomentum. Fruiting calyx blue-black. Common.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 169910

    Occurrence ID: 710cba60-3a5f-474a-9eef-2a91479ad327

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gaultheria tomentosa Kunth det Determiner unspecified
    Note: ! C. M. Bush 2010

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Fierro Urco road, ca. 3-5 km W of the main Loja-Saraguro highway.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2950 - 3100 m. (9678 - 10171 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.67, -79.33

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