Gaultheria sclerophylla Cuatrec.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The bark is thin and develops cracks along it. The leaves are narrowly oval and 4-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowering shoots are in the axils of leaves and have 15-20 flowers. The fruit are 1 cm across and are blue-black.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows between 3,500-4,000 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 -

Images

Habit

Gaultheria sclerophylla habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

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

Fruit

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

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107704-2
WFO ID wfo-0000695397
COL ID 3FF2M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria sclerophylla Gaultheria sclerophylla var. sclerophylla