''Gaultheria lanigera'' is a species of ''
Gaultheria'', native to the
Andes in
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
and
Ecuador. It is an
evergreen shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
, confined to high altitudes.
There are two varieties:
*''Gaultheria lanigera'' var. ''lanigera''. Recorded from Ecuador.
*''Gaultheria lanigera'' var. ''rufolanata'' (Sleumer) Luteyn. Recorded from Colombia.
References
New York Botanical Garden herbarium: ''Gaultheria lanigera'' specimen listUNEP-WCMC Species Database: ''Gaultheria lanigera''
lanigera
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