Gaultheria bradeana Sleumer

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

A small shrub. It lies along the ground. It grows 20 cm tall. It has underground stems or rhizomes. The leaves are oblong to oval and broadest above the middle. They are 0.6-1.5 cm long by 0.3-0.6 cm wide. The fruit are 4-6 mm across and blue-black.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in cloud forests between 1,650-2,500 m above sea level in southern Brazil.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Gaultheria bradeana world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107620-2
WFO ID wfo-0000695094
COL ID 6JZGZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria bradeana