Gaultheria tomentosa Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

A shrub. It can grow to 4 m tall. The bark is reddish brown and cracks in long strips. The leaves are oval and 2-5 cm long by 0.6-1.4 cm wide. They taper to a long tip. The flowering shoots have 7-12 flowers. The fruit are 6-10 mm across and blue-black.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows between 2,700-3,400 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are pulpy and sweet.
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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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Gaultheria tomentosa world distribution map, present in Ecuador and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330723-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695447
COL ID 6JYRW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Brossaea tomentosa Gaultheria tomentosa