Vaccinium craspedotum Sleumer

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

Shrubs evergreen, usually epiphytic, 0.5–1.2 m tall. Twigs rounded, densely hispid, glabrescent, rough; bud scales inconspicuous. Leaves dense; petiole ca. 1 mm, indumentum same as stem; leaf blade ovate, 1.3–2.4 × 0.8–1.4 cm, leathery, subglabrous, secondary veins ca. 3 pairs, ascending, inconspicuous on both surfaces, fine veins inconspicuous, base rounded or broadly cuneate, margin plane, entire, with 1 basal gland per side, apex obtuse, emarginate. Inflorescences racemose, ca. 1 cm, with several ovate scales at base, 1–3-flowered; bracts ca. 3 mm. Pedicel 5–6 mm or flowers subsessile, densely hispid. Hypanthium ?ca. 7 mm, densely hispid; calyx lobes lanceolate-subulate, 4–5 mm, pilose. Corolla white, campanulate, ca. 4 mm, sparsely puberulous or subglabrous; lobes erect. Filaments ca. 2 mm, pubescent; anthers ca. 2 mm with 2 distinct spurs; tubules ca. as long as thecae. Berry 10-pseudoloculed, globose, 5–6 mm in diam., with hairs. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Aug–Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.2
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
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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 craspedotum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:334337-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048523
COL ID 7F7H7
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Vaccinium craspedotum var. craspedotum Vaccinium craspedotum var. brevipes Vaccinium craspedotum