Gaultheria praticola C.Y.Wu

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

Shrubs prostrate or erect, (5–)10–25 cm tall. Twigs terete, densely rust-colored hirsute. Petiole ca. 3 mm, hirsute; leaf blade elliptic or ovate, 1.7–6 × 1–4 cm, papery or leathery, abaxially ± hirsute or papillate, adaxially glabrous, secondary veins 3 pairs, secondary and fine veins raised abaxially, slightly impressed adaxially, base obtuse, rounded, or shallowly cordate, margin serrate-aristate, apex acute to rounded, distinctly mucronate. Inflorescences purple-red, from uppermost axils, racemose, 1–2.5 cm, 2–7-flowered, glabrous or puberulous; bracts broadly ovate, 2.5–4 mm, glabrous. Pedicel 2–5 mm, glabrous; bracteoles 2, submedian, ovate, ca. 2 mm. Calyx glabrous; lobes ovate-triangular, 1–1.5 mm, ciliolate. Corolla white, urceolate or campanulate, 3–4 mm, abaxially glabrous; lobes minute. Filaments conical, ca. 2 mm, papillate; thecae 2-awned. Ovary puberulous. Capsule 5–6 mm in diam. Fl. Jun–Aug, fr. Sep–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
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Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
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Distribution

Gaultheria praticola world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:897801-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695339
COL ID 6JZCK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria praticola