Gaultheria leucocarpa var. cumingiana (Vidal) T.Z.Hsu

Variety

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Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The twigs are flexible and hang down. The leaves are scattered and oval. They are 4-15 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. The flowers are in groups of 4-12 in the axils of leaves. The fruit are 4-7 cm across and are purplish black.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 1-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Ache(Back) (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Bones (unspecified), Hepatitis (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Trauma (unspecified), Ascites (unspecified), Bruise (unspecified), Circulation (unspecified), Cirrhosis (unspecified), Decoagulant (unspecified)
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 leucocarpa var. cumingiana world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:919933-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695236
COL ID 7M3S2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria cumingiana Gaultheria leucocarpa var. cumingiana Gaultheria leucocarpa f. cumingiana