Vaccinium chamaebuxus C.Y.Wu

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

Shrubs evergreen, 0.5–2 m tall, much branched. Twigs terete, densely pubescent, glabrescent; bud scales inconspicuous. Leaves scattered; petiole 2–5 mm, adaxially densely pubescent; leaf blade ovate or elliptic, 1.7–4(–6) × 1–2 cm, leathery, adaxially nigrescent-punctate, puberulous on midvein, otherwise glabrous, secondary veins 6 or 7 pairs, fine veins raised abaxially, inconspicuous adaxially, base broadly cuneate, sometimes cuneate or rounded, margin plane, densely serrate, apex acute or obtuse to acuminate. Inflorescences racemose, 1.5–2 cm, pubescent or glabrous, ca. 8-flowered; bracts broadly ovate, 3–5 mm, glabrous. Pedicel 0.5–2 mm, glabrous; bracteoles ca. 2.5 mm, median. Hypanthium glabrous; calyx lobes ovate-triangular or suborbicular, 0.5–1 mm. Corolla white or pink, urceolate, ca. 7 mm, glabrous; lobes triangular or narrowly triangular. Filaments 1–1.2 mm, hairy; anthers 0.8–1 mm, with 2 spurs; tubules ca. 1.2 × as long as thecae. Berry purple, 5–6 mm in diam. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Jun–Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 2.0
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OctNovDec
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OctNovDec
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Vaccinium chamaebuxus world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:933520-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048486
COL ID 7F87J
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Synonyms

Vaccinium chamaebuxus