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mucronata

Taxon

Gaultheria mucronata (L.fil.) Hook. & Arn.

Protologue Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 8: 232. 1847BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (43).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (43).JPG

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (24).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (24).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (39).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (29).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (33).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (36).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (36).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (37).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (37).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (28).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (35).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (35).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (34).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (26).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (26).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (42).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (42).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (41).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (41).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (30).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (38).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (38).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (31).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (32).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (40).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (40).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (27).JPG

Gaultheria mucronata, WDS 34122--Chile. P.N. Laguna del Laja. 18 Feb 2013. DSC01736 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Bolivia, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 34122

February 18, 2013

Location

Chile, Bio Bio, Bio Bio (Tucapel, Polcura)

-37.313333, -71.589444

Location Remarks

Comuna Tucapel, 12.1 km E of Polcura along road to El Abanico, 4.3 km W of Puente Polcura; moss and lichen covered rock outcrops and edge of low forest with Quillaja dominant. 647 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel

Notes

Along stream, shrub 1 m tall, fruits green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Gaultheria

Specific Epithet

mucronata

Authorship

(L.fil.) Hook. & Arn.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#274,937 of 335,497

Top 82%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →