Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla

Authority

Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family

Ericaceae
Scientific Name

Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla
Synonyms

Gaultheria ferruginea Cham. & Schltdl., Andromeda hirsuta Vell., Gaultheria willisiana Davie, Brossea ferruginea (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze
Description

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Variety Description - Shrub 0.3-1.5 m tall with stems to 1.5 cm diam.; indumentum canescent to ferruginous- or reddish-tomentose. Leaves ovate, oblong, elliptic-ovate to elliptic, apex acute to obtuse, rarely rounded. Pedicels (5-)6-8(-10) mm long; bracteoles (2-)3-4 (-5) mm long; floral bracts (4-)6-10(-12) mm long.
Objects

Specimen - 00943153, W. R. Anderson 35751, Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais
Specimen - 390899, A. F. M. Glaziou 15169, Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Specimen - 00943151, A. B. de Souza 90, Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais, Alto Caparaó Mun.
Specimen - 00943152, B. D. Sucre 6747, Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais
Specimen - 00943148, A. F. C. P. Saint-Hilaire B2,2237, Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais
Specimen - 390886, A. C. Brade 16281, Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Teresópolis Mun.
Specimen - 390897, G. Eiten 7395, Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Resende Mun.
Specimen - 390887, A. C. Brade 16500, Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Specimen - 390895, P. H. Davis 3037, Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, São Paulo, Campos do Jordao Mun.
Specimen - 390885, B. D. Sucre 2994, Gaultheria eriophylla (Pers.) Sleumer ex B.L.Burtt var. eriophylla, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, São Paulo, Bocaina Mun.
Distribution

Endemic to SE Brazil at (950-)1600-2250(-2450) m elev. Apparently locally abundant on rocky hills, in montane forest or scrub, moist valleys, "barancos," and "campo limpio."

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