Vaccinium chengiae W.P.Fang

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

Shrubs evergreen, sometimes epiphytic, 0.5–1.5 m tall. Twigs angled, pilose, glabrescent; bud scales inconspicuous. Leaves dense; petiole 1–2 mm, pilose to glabrescent; leaf blade elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 1.7–2.2 × 1–1.4 cm, leathery, glabrous, abaxially glaucous, adaxially drying rugose, secondary veins inconspicuous, base broadly cuneate to rounded, margin revolute, entire, with 1 basal gland per side, apex obtuse to rounded, retuse. Inflorescences racemose, to 5 mm, subglabrous, 2–4-flowered; bracts ca. 1 mm, ovate or ovate-triangular, sparsely ciliate. Pedicel 3–5 mm, subglabrous or villous. Hypanthium glabrous or villous; calyx lobes triangular-ovate, 1.5–2 mm, ciliate. Corolla white or yellowish white, with pinkish stripes, campanulate, 5–6 mm, glabrous. Filaments ca. 1 mm, sparsely pubescent; anthers ca. 2 mm, with 2 spreading spurs; tubules ca. 2 × as long as thecae. Berry purplish, ca. 6 mm in diam. Fl. May, fr. Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.5
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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

Vaccinium chengiae world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:334315-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048529
COL ID 7F7VG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vaccinium chengiae var. chengiae Vaccinium chengiae