Vaccinium gaultheriifolium
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Vaccinium |
Species: | V. gaultheriifolium
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Binomial name | |
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Vaccinium gaultheriifolium is a species of Vaccinium native to China, Nepal, Sikkim, India and Myanmar.[1]
Description
[edit]Vaccinium gaultheriifolium is an evergreen shrub, reaching 2–4 m in height and sometimes growing as an epiphyte. Its stems are smooth, bearing scattered elliptic leaves that are leathery and measure 7–13 × 4–6.5 cm, with 5–8 pairs of secondary veins. The petioles are 4–6 mm long. The inflorescences are 2–3.5 cm long and hairless, with 8–13 flowers and deciduous elliptic bracts measuring 1.2 cm. The flower tube is smooth and glaucous, with a calyx limb of 0.7–1 mm that is triangular-toothed almost to the base. The corolla is pink or red, measuring 6–11 mm. The berries are dark purple and 8–9 mm in diameter.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vaccinium gaultheriifolium (Griff.) Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Vaccinium gaultheriifolium in Flora of China @ efloras.org". eFloras.org Home. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Vaccinium gaultheriifolium at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Vaccinium gaultheriifolium at Wikispecies