Gaultheria mucronata
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64401d5d88037968487466 |
| Scientific name | Gaultheria mucronata |
| Authority | (L.f.) Hook. & Arn. |
| First published in | J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 281 (1834) |
Description Top
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Gaultheria mucronata, also known as the prickly heath, is a flowering plant in the Ericaceae family native to southern Argentina and Chile. It is a compact, evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves and white flowers in spring, followed by showy berries in autumn. The plant is dioecious, requiring both male and female plants to produce fruit, and prefers moist, shaded conditions. Its fruits are edible when ripe, but are mostly used as survival food due to their lack of flavor. There are several cultivars of this plant, including 'Bell's Seedling', 'Crimsonia', 'Mulberry Wine', and 'Wintertime', which have been recognized by the Royal Horticultural Society for their garden merit. The plant is named after a Swedish-Canadian botanist, and its specific epithet, mucronata, means "prickly" in Latin, referring to its foliage.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Pernettya mucronata | (L.f.) Gaudich. ex Spreng. | Syst. Veg. 4(2): 158 1827 |
| Pernettya mucronata var. angustifolia | Reiche | Anales Univ. Chile 117: 491 (1906) |
| Pernettya mucronata var. cordobensis | Sleumer | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 652 (1935) |
| Pernettya mucronata var. rupicola | Reiche | Anales Univ. Chile 117: 490 (1906) |
| Pernettya mucronata var. linifolia | Reiche | Anales Univ. Chile 117: 491 (1906) |
| Arbutus mucronata | L.f. | Suppl. Pl. : 239 (1782) |
| Arbutus rigida | Banks ex Hook.f. | Bot. Antarct. Voy. I. (Fl. Antarct.). 2: 326. 1846 [ante 1 Jun 1846] |
| Brossaea mucronata | (L.f.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 387 (1891) |
| Brossaea philippiana | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 387 (1891) |
| Gaultheria mucronata var. mutica | Hook. & Arn. | J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 281 (1834) |
| Pernettya mucronata var. microphylla | Reiche | Anales Univ. Chile 117: 491. 1906 |
| Pernettya philippii | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 24 (1913) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Czech | libavka hrotitá |
| Welsh | gweunlwyn pigog |
| Danish | myrtekrukke |
| French | pernettya mucronata |
| French | gaulthérie mucronée |
| Italian | pernettya mucronata |
| Japanese | 真珠の木 |
| Polish | golteria chilijska |
| Swedish | bärljung |
| Chinese | 微凸白珠 |
| Chinese | 珍珠木 |
| Chinese | 短尖南白珠 |
| Chinese | 丽果木 |
| Chinese | 尖叶白珠 |
| Chinese | 智利冬青 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Gaultheria mucronata var. angustifolia | (Lindl.) D.J.Middleton | Edinburgh J. Bot. 47(3): 298. 1990 |
| Gaultheria mucronata var. microphylla | Hombr. & Jacq. | Edinburgh J. Bot. 47: 298 (1990) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Argentina South
- Chile Central
- Chile South
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000695272 |
| Tropicos | 12303230 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330613-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2817917 |
| PFAF | Gaultheria mucronata |
| Open Tree Of Life | 891647 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 586115 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000458993 |
| IPNI | 330613-1 |
| iNaturalist | 366916 |
| GBIF | 7328395 |
| Freebase | /m/04g0q8k |
| EPPO | PEYMU |
| USDA GRIN | 404805 |
| Wikipedia | Gaultheria_mucronata |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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