Gaultheria bracteata (Cav.) G.Don

Filed As

Ericaceae
Gaultheria bracteata (Cav.) G.Don

Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 15665 with L. Paola Pedraza, E. M. Ortiz V. & N. Salinas, 9-13 Jun 2006

Location

Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. Dtto. Huancabamba: Parq. Nac. Yanachaga - Chemillén, vicinity of the caserio de Santa Bárbara.

Habitat

Ecotone of puna grassland with remnant forest patches.

Description

Terrestrial shrub, to 4 m tall. Bark reddish, exfoliating in small sheets. Mature calyx dark blue-black in fruit. Corolla red. Hummingbird visited. Abundant.

Notes (shown on label)

[Pickled; photos].

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 866400

Occurrence ID: 0c6f0580-4cdb-43b8-a9c4-c9180cdd1d84

Laboratory Collections

Structural Botany, 01927446, J. L. Luteyn 15665, Gaultheria bracteata (Cav.) G.Don - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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