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Taxon

Gaultheria acuminata Cham. & Schlecht

Protologue Linnaea 5(1): 126. 1830 [Jan 1830]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 020.jpg

Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 014.jpg

Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 021.jpg

Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 015.jpg

Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 012.jpg

Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 018.jpg

Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 017.jpg

Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 019.jpg

Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 013.jpg

Gaultheria acuminata, H.Gomez D. 828--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. Near El Triunfo Peak. 9 Nov 04. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest (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

Gomez-Dominguez H. 828

November 11, 2004

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Rayón)

17.209056, -92.966472

Location Remarks

Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.

Collectors

Hector Gomez-Dominguez

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Gaultheria

Specific Epithet

acuminata

Authorship

Cham. & Schlecht

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.0

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#333,861 of 335,497

Top 100%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →