Gaultheria prostrata W.W.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

Shrubs procumbent, 10–20 cm tall. Twigs ?terete, pubescent, later glabrescent and cinereous. Petiole ca. 1 mm, glabrous; leaf blade elliptic, 1–1.2 cm × 6–8 mm, papery, abaxially scattered dark punctate, glabrous, secondary veins 2 or 3 pairs, fine veins conspicuous on both surfaces, impressed adaxially, base broadly cuneate, margin crenulate(-apiculate), apex rounded or obtuse. Inflorescences terminal, usually racemose, ca. 1 cm, 1–3-flowered, pubescent; bracts green, ovate, 2–3 mm, margin rose. Pedicel ca. 1 mm; bracteoles 2. Calyx lobes ovate, ca. 2 mm, apex acute. Corolla white, broadly campanulate, ca. 4 mm, abaxially glabrous; lobes ovate-triangular, ca. 1 mm. Stamens ca. 2 mm; filaments puberulous; thecae 1-awned. Ovary depressed-globose, slightly pubescent. Fruit unknown. Fl. Jul.
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A shrub. It lies along the ground. It grows 10-20 cm tall. The leaves are 1 cm long by 6-8 mm wide. The flowers are white or pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
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Blooming months
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the mountains. In Yunnan.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
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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Distribution

Gaultheria prostrata world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330656-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695347
COL ID 6JZCC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria prostrata