Vaccinium foetidissimum H.Lév. & Vaniot

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

Shrubs evergreen, 0.5–2.5 m tall, much branched, glabrous. Twigs angled; bud scales inconspicuous. Leaves scattered; petiole 2–5 mm; leaf blade oblanceolate or oblanceolate-ovate, 4–7 × 1–2.2 cm, leathery, secondary veins 3(–5) pairs, strongly ascending, secondary and fine veins slightly raised abaxially, raised adaxially, base cuneate-attenuate, margin slightly revolute, entire, with 1 basal gland per side, apex acute, shortly acuminate, or obtuse. Inflorescences racemose, 2–6 cm, angled, many flowered; bracts unknown. Pedicel 5–8 mm. Flowers unknown. Berry 10-pseudoloculed, ovoid, 6–7 mm in diam., with a bloom, fetid; persistent calyx lobes ca. 2.8 mm. Fr. Aug–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 2.5
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Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

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

Vaccinium foetidissimum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:334396-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048403
COL ID 7F7KM
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Vaccinium foetidissimum