Gaultheria lanigera
Appearance
Gaultheria lanigera | |
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Gaultheria lanigera var. lanigera near Cuenca, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Gaultheria |
Species: | G. lanigera
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Binomial name | |
Gaultheria lanigera |
Gaultheria lanigera is a species of Gaultheria, native to the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. It is an evergreen shrub, confined to high altitudes.
There are two varieties:
- Gaultheria lanigera var. lanigera. Recorded from Ecuador.
- Gaultheria lanigera var. rufolanata (Sleumer) Luteyn. Recorded from Colombia.
References
[edit]- New York Botanical Garden herbarium: Gaultheria lanigera specimen list[permanent dead link ]
- UNEP-WCMC Species Database: Gaultheria lanigera