Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 1825, 17 Aug 1985

  • Location

    Peru. Puno. Sandia Prov. Cuyo-Cuyo, W side of river, S of Puna-ayllu.

  • Habitat

    High elevation grass-shrubland.

  • Description

    Prostrate shrub. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01157799

    Occurrence ID: 2e1682ba-0baf-4bff-a01c-cf6d5b46a54f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC. det P. Pedraza-Peñalosa, 2010

    Ericaceae det B. C. Bennett, 1989
    Note: Poor specimen-accept preliminary det

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Puno

  • County/Municipio

    Sandia Prov.

  • Locality

    Cuyo-Cuyo, W side of river, S of Puna-ayllu

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3700 m. (12139 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.13, -69.53

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New York Botanical Garden
Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.
Paola Pedraza (NY) IV-2010
The Nes York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany of a Quechua Community in the Highlands of
Southern Peru Project	,,
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ERICACEAE
PERU, Department of Puno. Province of Sandia.
Cuyo-Cuyo, W side of river, S of Puna-ayllu.
14-°OB’S, 69°3E’W. 3700m. High elevation
grass-shrubland.
Prostrate shrub.
n.v.j Kontilia [Quechua].
USE: Comestible {fruiti
Bradley Bennett 1825	August 17, 1985
Funds provided by National Science Foundation Grant BNS
B313190
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