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Gaultheria erecta Vent.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It can be erect or arch over. It grows 0.5-3 m or more tall. It can have a white coating and be rusty coloured at the base. The leaves are oval and 5-11 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. There are small teeth along the edge. The fruit are 7-12 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 1,000-3,500 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Rheumatism (unspecified)
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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Images

Leaf

Gaultheria erecta leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Gaultheria erecta leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Gaultheria erecta fruit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gaultheria erecta world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, El Salvador, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Gaultheria erecta threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330527-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695152
COL ID 6JZHG
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Brossaea odorata Brossaea trichocalycina Brossaea vestita Gaultheria antioquiensis Gaultheria apiculata Gaultheria conzattii Gaultheria cordata Gaultheria cordifolia Gaultheria cordifrons Gaultheria hartwegiana Gaultheria hidalgensis Gaultheria hirtiflora Gaultheria lancifolia Gaultheria longiflora Gaultheria loxensis Gaultheria meridensis Gaultheria montana Gaultheria parvifolia Gaultheria pennellii Gaultheria pilosa Gaultheria poasana Gaultheria saltensis Gaultheria schiedeana Gaultheria subrotunda Gaultheria tacanensis Gaultheria tatei Gaultheria tetriches Gaultheria vegasana Gaultheria vestita Brossaea erecta Brossaea formosa Brossaea hirtiflora Brossaea loxensis Brossaea roraimae Brossaea scabra Gaultheria lepida Gaultheria longipes Gaultheria odorata Gaultheria opaca Gaultheria ornata Gaultheria regia Gaultheria roraimae Gaultheria trichocalycina Gaultheria weberbaueriana Gaultheria coccinea Gaultheria costaricensis Gaultheria cummingii Gaultheria donnellii Gaultheria fendleri Gaultheria formosa Gaultheria glandulifera Gaultheria glandulifera Gaultheria glandulosissima Gaultheria jelskii Gaultheria scabra Gaultheria odorata Brossaea bracteata var. odorata Gaultheria conzattii var. mijorum Gaultheria lancifolia var. dulcis Gaultheria odorata var. costaricensis Gaultheria odorata var. leiocalyx Gaultheria odorata var. mexicana Gaultheria conzattii var. conzattii Gaultheria erecta
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