Gaultheria belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 4 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Gaultheria, Croat 94664--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Paramo El Angel. 16 Feb 05. 003 (5).jpg
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Gaultheria
2/16/2005
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 1 m tall; flowers pink; fruits purplish, becoming white.
10/27/2007
Location
Peru, Cusco, Paucartambo
-12.876389, -71.408889
Location Remarks
Distrito Kosñipata. Quebrada Piñi Piñi. Bosque secundario en una trocha de extracción de madera.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Jim Farfán Vargas, Efraín Suclli, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Arbusto 0.5 m; flores blancas; frutos verdes.
5/3/2011
Location
Vietnam, Lao Cai, Sa Pa
22.382222, 103.787778
Location Remarks
Ban Khoang Commune. Along road toward the commune 8 km from Sa Pa village. 1696 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 3 m.
9/24/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda
-4.481111, -79.149167
Location Remarks
Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, along road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud forest and disturbed roadside vegetation. 2650 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Sprawling shrub 2.5 m tall. Calyx light green. Corolla red to pink. Young fruits green suffused red.
