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Ericaceae

Gaultheria myrsinoides Kunth

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Gaultheria

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Gaultheria myrsinoides: Gaultheria myrsinoides (= Pernettya prostrata ), Heidekrautgewächse (Ericaceae) - Costa Rica: Prov. Alajuela, Parque Nacional Volcán Poás, 2550-2600 m
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Andromeda prostrata Cav.
  • Andromeda purpurea Ruiz & Pav. ex Sleum.
  • Arbutus pilosa Graham
  • Arbutus prostrata Cav.
  • Gaultheria alpina (Donn.Sm.) Sleumer
  • Gaultheria ciliata Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Gaultheria hirsuta M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Gaultheria sanmartansis Rusby
  • Pernettya albiflora B.Fedtsch. & Basil.
  • Pernettya angustata Benth.
  • Pernettya buxifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Pernettya cavanillesiana G.Don
  • Pernettya ciliaris D.Don ex G.Don
  • Pernettya ciliaris var. alpina Donn.Sm.
  • Pernettya ciliata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Small
  • Pernettya coriacea Klotzsch
  • Pernettya densa Rusby
  • Pernettya elliptica DC.
  • Pernettya halliana Klotzsch
  • Pernettya hirsuta (M.Martens & Galeotti) Camp
  • Pernettya mexicana Camp
  • Pernettya myrsinoides (Kunth) Zucc.
  • Pernettya obovata Camp
  • Pernettya oerstediana Klotzsch ex Oerst.
  • Pernettya parvifolia Benth.
  • Pernettya pentlandii DC.
  • Pernettya pentlandii var. parvifolia (Benth.) Wedd.
  • Pernettya pilosa (Graham ex Hook.) G.Don
  • Pernettya prostrata (Cav.) DC.
  • Pernettya prostrata var. angustata Sleumer
  • Pernettya prostrata var. elliptica Sleumer
  • Pernettya prostrata var. linifolia Sleumer
  • Pernettya prostrata var. myrsinoides (Kunth) Sleumer
  • Pernettya prostrata var. pentlandii (DC.) Sleumer
  • Pernettya prostrata var. purpurea (D.Don ex G.Don) Sleumer
  • Pernettya purpurea D.Don ex G.Don
  • Pernettya purpurea var. angustata (Benth.) Wedd. ex Kuntze
  • Pernettya purpurea var. pentlandii (DC.) Kuntze
  • Pernettya robusta Wedd.
  • Pernettya schizostigma Rusby

and 2 more.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.