Ardisia obtusa subsp. pachyphylla (Dunn) Pipoly & C.Chen

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Petiole marginate and canaliculate, 5-10 mm; leaf blade elliptic to narrowly oblanceolate, 5-9 × 1.4-2.3 cm. Flowers white to pinkish, 2-2.5 mm. Pedicel 2-5 mm, slender. Sepals 0.8-1 mm. Petals 2-2.5 mm, densely and minutely punctate. Ovules numerous. Fruit unknown. Fl. May-Jun.
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The leaves are narrowly oval and 5-9 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The flowers are white to pink.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense evergreen forests and damp valleys between 400-700 m above sea level in southern China.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Germination duration (days) 90 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
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Distribution

Ardisia obtusa subsp. pachyphylla world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:986425-1
WFO ID wfo-0000544795
COL ID 5FRDC
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Synonyms

Ardisia pachyphylla Ardisia obtusa subsp. pachyphylla