Vaccinium meridionale Sw.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Vaccinium meridionale Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 15257 with Roy Fuller & Benito Briceño, 06 Nov 1997

  • Location

    Venezuela. Mérida. Estánquez-Canaguá road, 26 km S of Estánquez. Below Páramo de Colorado.

  • Habitat

    Dry, secondary scrub with. Libanothamnus and Clethra. Locally common.

  • Description

    Terrestrial, bushy, compact shrub to 2 m tall. Berry dark blue-black when mature, very bitter to the taste. Locally common. [Pickled; wood; photos; DNA].

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 227510

    Occurrence ID: 8c8f6e6d-f3a0-47d5-8ef6-e456ae47937e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Mérida

  • Locality

    Estánquez-Canaguá road, 26 km S of Estánquez. Below Páramo de Colorado.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2250 m. (7382 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.4, -71.55

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