Gaultheria griffithiana Wight

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

Shrubs, rarely small trees, 0.5–3(–4) m tall, stout. Twigs terete or narrowly winged, ± flexuous, glabrous. Leaves scattered; petiole 5–10 mm, glabrous; leaf blade oblong, elliptic, or lanceolate-oblong, 6–17 × 2–6 cm, thickly leathery, abaxially densely punctate, adaxially glabrous, veins 3 or 4 pairs, fine veins raised on both surfaces, base broadly cuneate to subcordate, margin closely serrulate, apex caudate-acuminate. Inflorescences axillary, racemose, clustered, 2–6 cm, many flowered, pubescent or lanuginose; bracts ovate to orbicular-ovate, 2–7 mm, abaxially glabrous or densely sericeous. Pedicel 3–9 mm; bracteoles 2, usually submedian to near basal, ovate, 1.5–3 mm, abaxially glabrous, ciliolate. Calyx lobes triangular-ovate, 1.5–3 mm, ciliolate, apex obtuse to acute. Corolla white, light pink, or pale green, 5–7 mm, campanulate, abaxially glabrous; lobes recurved, very short. Filaments rhombic, 1.5–2 mm, papillate; anthers 1–1.5 mm, thecae 2-awned. Ovary sericeous. Calyx at fruiting dark purple, fleshy; capsule globose, 4–6 mm in diam. Fl. Apr–Jun, fr. May–Oct. 2n = ca. 44.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 1.15 - 2.4
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Abies, Pinus, Quercus, Rhododendron, and Tsuga forests, Tsuga forest margins, thickets on slopes; at elevations from 2,000-2,800 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
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Distribution

Gaultheria griffithiana world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Conservation status

Gaultheria griffithiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330553-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695184
COL ID 6JZJN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria griffithiana Gaultheria lasiocarpa Gaultheria miyiensis Gaultheria caudata Brossaea griffithiana Gaultheria miyiensis var. macrantha Gaultheria griffithiana var. griffithiana