Biology:Gaultheria nummularioides

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Gaultheria nummularioides
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Gaultheria
Species:
G. nummularioides
Binomial name
Gaultheria nummularioides
D.Don
Varieties
  • G. n. var. nummularioides
  • G. n. var. microphylla

Gaultheria nummularioides is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae. It is distributed across India , Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia, and Southwest China (Tibet, Yunnan, and Sichuan). The plant grows in areas between 1,700 and 3,000 m (5,600 and 9,800 ft) above sea level, and grows better on rocky mountainsides and weed tree forests. This species has been cultivated as an ornamental in Britain, the United States, and elsewhere for some decades.

Synonyms

  • Gaultheria nummularioides D.Don var. microphylla C.Y.Wu et T.Z.Hsu

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5527677 entry