Gaultheria Linnaeus 1753 (wintergreen)

Dicotyledoneae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum 1-1200

Parent taxon: Ericaceae according to R. N. Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Agaurioxylon, Andromeda, Andromedeae, Andromedites, Arbutites, Arbutus, Arctostaphyloides, Arctostaphylos, Brachyloma, Calluna, Cosmelieae, Cyathodes, Cyathodophyllum, Dendrium, Dermatophyllites, Epacridiphyllum, Epacriphyllum, Epacris, Ericiphyllum, Ericipites, Gaylussacia, Kalmia, Kalmiophyllum, Leucothoe, Lyonia, Monotoca, Needhamiella, Orphanidesites, Pieris, Rhododendron, Richea, Richeaphyllum, Trochocarpa, Weylandicutis, Xolisma, Xylococcus

Subtaxa: Gaultheria procumbens

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Type: Gaultheria procumbens

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (4 collections)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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