Gaultheria dumicola W.W.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

Shrubs erect, 0.6–2(–3) m tall. Twigs terete, glabrous, puberulous, or densely hirsute. Leaves scattered; petiole 3–5 mm, glabrous or hirsute; leaf blade ovate to broadly ovate, orbicular-ovate, or elliptic, (4.5–)6–17 × 2.5–9 cm, leathery, glabrous or abaxially ± brown hispid, secondary veins 1 pair, arising near leaf base, arcuate-ascendant, base cuneate to rounded, rarely cordate, margin slightly revolute or plane, shallowly serrulate, glabrous or often ciliate, apex abruptly acuminate, acuminate, or caudate. Inflorescences axillary, racemose, corymbose, or pseudoumbellate, 3–10 mm, glabrous; bracts broadly ovate, 1.5–2 mm, apex acute. Pedicel 3–10 mm, glabrous or puberulous; bracteoles 2, basal, ovate-triangular, ca. 1 mm. Calyx purple, ca. 3 mm; lobes ovate, ca. 1.8 mm, glabrous, apex abruptly acuminate. Corolla reddish or pale green, urceolate-campanulate, 3–4 mm, abaxially glabrous; lobes triangular, ca. 1 mm. Filaments fusiform, ca. 1 mm, papillose; anthers ca. 1.2 mm, thecae 2-awned. Ovary pilose. Calyx at fruiting purplish black; capsule conical, 3–6 × ca. 2.5 mm. Fl. Jul–Aug, fr. Aug–Dec.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 2.0
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 -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Gaultheria dumicola world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30318011-2
WFO ID wfo-0000695145
COL ID 6JZHQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Gaultheria dumicola Gaultheria dumicola var. dumicola