Vaccinium dendrocharis Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

Shrubs evergreen, usually epiphytic, 0.3–1(–2.6) m tall, many branched. Twigs angled, densely grayish brown pubescent, glabrescent. Leaves dense; petiole 1–2 mm, pubescent; leaf blade obovate or spatulate, 1–2.2 cm × 4–9 mm, leathery, glabrous or pubescent, secondary veins 2–4 pairs, ascending, raised abaxially, slightly impressed adaxially, or inconspicuous, base cuneate, margin cartilaginous, slightly revolute, entire, with 1 basal gland per side, apex rounded, retuse. Inflorescences terminal, racemose, pubescent or subglabrous, 1–3 cm; bracts caducous or persistent, obovate-elliptic, 6–9 mm, to 1.1–1.6 cm and leaflike at fruiting. Pedicel ca. 3 mm, glabrous; bracteoles lanceolate, 4–5 mm, caducous or persistent and enlarged in fruit. Hypanthium 0.8–1 mm, glabrous; calyx lobes broadly triangular, 0.5–1 mm, densely ciliate or glabrous. Corolla white or pinkish, urceolate, ca. 4.5 mm, glabrous; lobes erect, ca. 0.5 mm. Filaments ca. 1 mm; anthers ca. 2.5 mm, with 2 erect spurs; tubules ca. as long as thecae. Berry 10-pseudoloculed, dark purple, 5–8 mm in diam. Fl. May–Jul, fr. Jul–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Vaccinium dendrocharis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:334355-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048551
COL ID 7F7JK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vaccinium dendrocharis