Gaultheria steyermarkii (Ericaceae): a new endemic to Cerro Turimiquire, Venezuela

Gaultheria steyermarkii Luteyn, from the isolated Cerro Turimiquire, Venezuela, is described, illustrated, and its relationships to G. buxifolia and G. anastomosans are discussed.

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Published in:Brittonia 1990-10, Vol.42 (4), p.254-256
Main Author: Luteyn, J.L. (New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANATOMIA DE LA PLANTA
ANATOMIE VEGETALE
Biological and medical sciences
Bracts
Calyx
Corolla
DISTRIBUCION NATURAL
DISTRIBUTION NATURELLE
ERICACEAE
ESPECE NOUVELLE
ESPECIES NUEVAS
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
GAULTHERIA ANASTOMOSANS
GAULTHERIA BUXIFOLIA
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Hair
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
NEW SPECIES
Ovaries
Pedicels
PLANT ANATOMY
Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution
Plants
Spermatophyta
Systematics (diagnosis, chromosome numbers)
TAXONOMIA
TAXONOMIE
TAXONOMY
VENEZUELA
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Summary:Gaultheria steyermarkii Luteyn, from the isolated Cerro Turimiquire, Venezuela, is described, illustrated, and its relationships to G. buxifolia and G. anastomosans are discussed.
ISSN:0007-196X
1938-436X
DOI:10.2307/2806811