Gaultheria domingensis Urban

binominal name:
Brossaea coccinea L.
name recognized:
Gaultheria domingensis Urban

cited non-linnean names:
Brossaea frutescens flore coccineo fructu nigro caeruleo
Brossaea frutescens flore coccineo fructu nigro
Brossaea

drawing: C. Plumier

origin of:
C. Plumier, J. Burmann, Pl. Amer.: t. 64, fig. 2 (1755-1760)

Coll. Vélins Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, vol. 29 (Ericaceae, Clethraceae, Pyrolaceae, Epacridaceae, Campanulaceae): t. 53 () [unsigned]

family: Ericaceae
subfamily: Vaccinoideae
tribe: Gaultherieae

epithet cited: coccineus,-a,-um

epithet recognized: domingensis,-is,-e

Illustration contributed by:
Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, Paris, France

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=434568

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heterotypic synonyms:
Brossaea coccinea L.; Epigaea cordifolia Sw.; Gaultheria coccinea (L.) Urban; Gaultheria cordifolia (Sw.) Raeusch.; Gaultheria sphagnicola Rich.; Gaultheria swartzii R.A.Howard;