Gaultheria cuneata Bean

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

Shrubs prostrate or erect, 10–60 cm tall, many branched. Twigs terete, densely pubescent. Leaves dense; petiole 1–2 mm, pubescent; leaf blade obovate or narrowly obovate, 1.2–3.5 × 0.4–1.2 cm, leathery, glabrous, abaxially sparsely glandular punctate, secondary veins 2–4 pairs, fine veins slightly raised abaxially, slightly impressed adaxially, base narrowed, rarely obtuse, margin crenulate-mucronate, apex acute. Inflorescences terminal and from upper foliate axil, racemose, 1.5–4.5 cm, puberulous; bracts broadly ovate, 2–3 mm, glabrous. Pedicel 2–4 mm, puberulous; bracteoles 2, subapical, ovate or ovate-triangular, 1.5–2 mm. Calyx whitish, glabrous; lobes triangular-ovate, ca. 1.5 mm, margin ciliolate. Corolla white, urceolate, 4–5 mm, abaxially glabrous; lobes recurved, very small. Filaments swollen towards base, puberulous; thecae 2-awned. Ovary sericeous. Calyx at fruiting white, fleshy; capsule 4–6 mm in diam., sericeous. Fl. Jul, fr. Aug. 2n = 22*.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 3-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, seedlings or suckers. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings suckers
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Gaultheria cuneata unspecified picture

Distribution

Gaultheria cuneata world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330511-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695133
COL ID 6JZHY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Gaultheria pyroloides var. cuneata Gaultheria cuneata