Gaultheria taiwaniana S.S.Ying

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

Shrubs 10–30 cm, branched above, glabrous. Twigs ?terete. Petiole 1–2 mm; leaf blade oblong, obovate-oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, 1–1.5 cm × 4–7 mm, leathery, secondary veins 2 or 3 pairs, base cuneate, margin crenulate above middle, apex obtuse or acuminate. Flowers solitary, from upper leaf axil. Pedicel 3–4 mm, slender; bracts ovate; bracteoles 2, ovate, 1–2 × 0.5–0.8 mm, concave, apex acute. Calyx green, obconical, minute; lobes triangular, 1–1.5 mm, apex acute. Corolla white, urceolate, 3.5–4.5 mm; lobes ovate-triangular, 0.2–0.3 mm. Filaments ca. 1.5 mm, papillate at base. Ovary globose, pubescent. Fruit unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
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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 taiwaniana world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330715-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695433
COL ID 3FF3J
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Synonyms

Gaultheria taiwaniana