Gaultheria crassa Allan

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

Stout, much-branched, up to c. 1 m. tall, dwarfed at the higher altitudes; branchlets with sparse setose hairs. Lvs on stout petioles ± 1 mm. long; lamina very thick and coriac., subrigid, brownish green; 10-15-(20) × 5-7-(10) mm., us. shallowly concavo-convex, us. apiculate; margins finely crenulate-serrulate. Racemes up to ± 4 cm. long with pubescent axis and pedicels, terminal and subterminal, simple or forming panicles. Pedicels up to c. 5 mm. long; bracteoles oblong-to triangular-ovate, subacute, c. 2 mm. long. Calyx deeply cut; lobes triangular-ovate,± 2.5 mm. long, ± denticulate. Corolla pubescent within; tube urceolate, ± 3·5 mm. long; lobes triangular, obtuse, recurved; style cylindric, c. 2 mm. long; filaments c. 1·5 mm. long, widened near base, then abruptly narrowed to insertion; anther-cells with 2 distinct awns. Capsule ± 2 mm. diam., loosely invested by persistent dry calyx.
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Stout, much-branched shrub, to c. 1 m tall, dwarfed at higher altitudes; branchlets with sparse setose hairs. Lvs alternate; petioles very short, stout. Lamina 7-15-(25) × 5-7-(10) mm, narrow-to broad-elliptic or suborbicular, very thick and coriaceous, usually shallowly concave above; margins finely crenulate-serrulate; base ± rounded; apex rounded to acute or apiculate. Racemes to ± 4 cm long, with hairy axes, terminal and subterminal, simple or sometimes forming panicles; pedicels to c. 5 mm long, glabrous or puberulent; bracteoles oblong to triangular-ovate, subacute, c. 2 mm long. Calyx lobes triangular-ovate, 2.5-3 mm long, acute or short-acuminate. Corolla urceolate; tube c. 3.5 mm long; lobes triangular, obtuse. Capsule c. 2 mm diam., loosely invested by persistent dry calyx.
A shrub. It is stout and has many branches. It grows 1 m tall. The branches have a few hairs. The leaves are alternate and 7-15 mm long by 5-7 mm wide. There are fine teeth along the edge. The fruit is a capsule 2 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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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
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

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Distribution

Gaultheria crassa world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330507-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695128
COL ID 6JZGF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria rupestris var. parvifolia Gaultheria crassa