Gaultheria domingensis Urb.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

A shrub. It is woody and has rhizomes. It grows 40 cm tall. The flowers are pink. The fruit are blue-black.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
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 above 2,600 m above sea level.
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 domingensis world distribution map, present in Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, and Martinique

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:308732-2
WFO ID wfo-0000695143
COL ID 6JZHK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630987
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Synonyms

Gaultheria cordifolia Brossaea coccinea Gaultheria sphagnicola Gaultheria swartzii Gaultheria domingensis Gaultheria coccinea Brossaea bracteata var. cordifolia