Agapetes epacridea Airy Shaw

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Agapetes

Characteristics

Shrubs many branched. Twigs densely spreading setose, rust-colored initially. Leaves crowded; petiole less than 1 mm; leaf blade ovate to suborbicular, 8–15 × 4–7 mm, leathery, transversely wrinkled, glabrous, base broadly cuneate or rounded, margin recurved, entire, towards apex ciliate or glandular ciliate, apex abruptly narrowed into a long pungent mucro. Inflorescences fasciculate, 1–3-flowered. Pedicel 4–5 mm, densely spreading glandular setose and shortly white pubescent. Calyx tube obovate, 2–2.5 mm in diam., densely spreading glandular setose and white pubescent; lobes ovate-triangular, apex acute. Flowers unknown. Berry immature, ca. 7 mm in diam., densely glandular setose, apex truncate; style persistent. Fr. Dec.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Agapetes epacridea world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326079-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523024
COL ID 65L5X
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Synonyms

Agapetes epacridea