Gaultheria glaucifolia var. rosei (Small) Luteyn

  • Family

    Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Gaultheria glaucifolia var. rosei (Small) Luteyn

  • Primary Citation

    Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 465. 1995

  • Basionym

    Gaultheria rosei Small

  • Common Names

    rokwá-sori, wasa

  • Description

    Description: Plants white puberulent and also moderately to densely hirsute with thin, straight or crisped, eglandular or minutely gland-tipped hairs 0.5-1 mm long, these sometimes deciduous and then leaving punctae. Leaf venation weakly impressed above (rarely raised) and raised beneath. Calyx not usually deeply cleft, the lobes ovate and smooth.

    Distribution: Endemic to Mexico (only from the states of Chihuahua, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Sonora), in Pinus (Quercus, Abies, Arbutus) forest up to tree line, at elevations of 1800-3200 m. Flowering specimens have been collected in Feb, Jun, Jul, Sep, and Nov; fruiting in Feb and Jun-Nov.

    Type: Mexico. Nayarit: Sierra Madre, nr. Santa Teresa, 11 Aug 1897 (fl), Rose 2183 (holotype, US, photo Corcoran neg. 49; isotypes, GH, NY) .

    Common names: Tara name: rokwásori, wasa (Chihuahua)

    Uses: The fruit is reddish-black and sweet and is eaten by goats and people.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Gaultheria glaucifolia var. rosei (Small) Luteyn: [Article] Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560.