Gaultheria lanigera

Taxobox
name = "Gaultheria lanigera v. lanigera"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Ericaceae
genus = "Gaultheria"
species = "G. lanigera"
binomial = "Gaultheria lanigera"
binomial_authority = Hook.f.

"Gaultheria lanigera" is a species of "Gaultheria", native to the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. It is an evergreen shrub, confined to high altitudes.

There are two varieties:
*"Gaultheria lanigera" var. "lanigera". Recorded from Ecuador.
*"Gaultheria lanigera" var. "rufolanata" (Sleumer) Luteyn. Recorded from Colombia.

References

* [http://scisun.nybg.org:8890/searchdb/owa/wwwspecimen.search_list?taxon=Gaultheria+lanigera+Hook.+f.+++++&projcode=ERIC New York Botanical Garden herbarium: "Gaultheria lanigera" specimen list]
* [http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Gaultheria&Species=lanigera&source=plants&tabname=all UNEP-WCMC Species Database: "Gaultheria lanigera"]

Gaultheria lanigera