Gaultheria glomerata Sleumer

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

A shrub. It can be spreading or lie along the ground. It grows 1 m tall. The stems can have white or rusty coloured hairs. The leaves are oval and 2-6 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The flowering shoots are in the axils of leaves and have 7-15 flowers. The fruit are 6-9 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 2,500-4,000 m above sea level.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are made into juice.
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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Images

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Distribution

Gaultheria glomerata world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Gaultheria glomerata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107641-2
WFO ID wfo-0000695179
COL ID 6JZK5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Brossaea brachybotrys Brossaea pichinchensis Gaultheria brachybotrys Gaultheria epigeoides Gaultheria glomerata Gaultheria petraea Gaultheria pichinchensis Andromeda glomerata