| 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 |
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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.