Agapetes miniata (Griff.) Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Agapetes

Characteristics

Shrubs glabrous. Twigs terete, 2.5–4 mm in diam. Leaves ca. 4-pseudoverticillate, subsessile or petiole ca. 4 mm; leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate, 12–18 × 4.5–8 cm, leathery, secondary veins 11–13 pairs, raised abaxially, flat adaxially, base cuneate to obtuse, margin plane, sparsely serrulate, apex acute. Inflorescences corymbose, 0.7–1 cm, ca. 7-flowered; peduncle 3–5 mm. Pedicel 0.6–2.5 cm. Calyx obconical, 2.5–3 mm; lobes triangular-lanceolate, 4–5 mm. Corolla vermilion or crimson, tubular, ca. 3 mm; lobes triangular, ca. 1.5 mm. Filaments 2–2.5 mm, glabrous; anthers ca. 1.6 cm, thecae densely papillate, tubules slightly longer than thecae, without spurs. Berry unknown. Fl. Mar–Apr.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Agapetes miniata world distribution map, present in China, India, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:858169-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523082
COL ID 65MK2
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Synonyms

Agapetes miniata Ceratostema miniatum Vaccinium miniatum