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Gaultheria bracteata (Cav.) G.Don  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesGaultheria bracteata (Cav.) G.Don 
SynonymsAndromeda bracteata Cav.
 Gaultheria bicolor Sleumer
 Gaultheria rufescens DC.
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude500-4500m
Descriptionbranchlets rusty hirsute and glandular-pilose, leaves 4cm, ovate, mucronate, shortly petiolate, serrate-ciliate, abaxially scabrous, flowers in terminal raceme
Size25-40cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring
Territory Southern America
     Western South America (Bolivia , Ecuador , Peru)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Gaultheria bracteata (Cav.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 840 (1834)

Basionym:
Andromeda bracteata Cav., Icon. [Cavanilles] 6: 42 (1801)

Synonyms:
Brossaea bracteata (Cav.) Kuntze
Brossaea bracteata brevifolia Kuntze
Brossaea bracteata normalis Kuntze
Brossaea rufescens (DC.) Kuntze
Gaultheria bicolor Sleumer
Gaultheria rufescens DC.

w. South America
83 BOL ECU PER

500-4500m

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