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A critical examination of the status of Pernettya as a genus distinct from Gaultheria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

D. J. Middleton  and
C. C. Wilcock
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Abstract

The taxonomic status of the genus Pernettya Gaud. (Ericaceae) has been assessed by comparing morphological, anatomical, chemical and cytological characters between Pernettya, Gaultheria L. and a number of other genera in the Gaultheria group of the tribe Andromedeae. It has been concluded that Pernettya is not sufficiently distinct from Gaultheria to be maintained as a separate genus. Two new names and fifteen new combinations within Gaultheria are here proposed.

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , November 1990 , pp. 291 - 301
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1990

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