Accepted name: Gaultheria Kalm ex L.
Pernettya Gaudich. belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pernettya, D. Neill 16014--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.ResTapichalaca-roadside 25 Sep 2007 101 (4).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Pernettya
Authorship
Gaudich.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Shrub to 2 m tall, with dense crown of foliage. Flowers white.
