Gaylussacia pulchra | |
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1827 illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Gaylussacia |
Species: | G. pulchra |
Binomial name | |
Gaylussacia pulchra Pohl 1828 not Miq. ex Meisn. 1863 |
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Gaylussacia pulchra is a Brazilian plant species in the heath family. It is native to the States of Bahia and Minas Gerais in eastern Brazil.
Gaylussacia pulchra is a woody, branching shrub. Leaves are lance-shaped, dark green on the upper surface, whitish on the underside. Flowers are scarlet, tubular, in axillary racemes. Fruits have 10 chambers, each with one seed.