Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    C. M. Corcoran 1692 with with George Diggs; and Donna M.E. Ware, 07 Jul 1979

  • Location

    Mexico. Oaxaca. On W-facing slope at the edge of cloud forest. Sierra Oaxacana: on the E edge of Hwy. 175 (between Oaxaca and Tuxtepec), 4.8 km S of Llano de Las Flores.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2604616

    Occurrence ID: b41d3b44-9bb4-4b3e-909f-0d3aa44e859d

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Oaxaca

  • Locality

    On W-facing slope at the edge of cloud forest. Sierra Oaxacana: on the E edge of Hwy. 175 (between Oaxaca and Tuxtepec), 4.8 km S of Llano de Las Flores.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2805 m. (9203 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.42, -96.43

  • Location Notes

    [Central America & Mexico]

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Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC
det. James L. Luteyn
Pernettya
Examined for a revision of the Mexican and Guatemalan taxa of
Gaultheria (Ericaceae).
Celeste M. Corcoran
University of Wisconsin-Madison (WIS)	1981
MEXICO; Edo. de Oaxaca
Calyx and corolla white suffused with pink;
young fruits red.
Low shrub (to .5 m.) forming thickets and
growing intermixed with Gaultheria, Vaccinium.
and Comarostaphylis, on W-facing slope at
the edge of cloud forest dominated by Pinus,
with Quercus, Arbutus, and Alnus.
Sierra Oaxacana: On the E side of Hwy. 175
(between Oaxaca and Tuxtepec), 4.8 km S of
LLANO DE LAS FLORES.
17°25'N, 96°26’W	Alt.: 2805m.
7 July 1979
Celeste M. Corcoran	No. 1692
with George Diggs
& Donna M. E. Ware
02604616