Vaccinium gaultheriifolium (Griff.) Hook.F. ex C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

Shrubs evergreen, 2–4 m tall, sometimes epiphytic. Twigs glabrous; bud scales caducous. Leaves scattered; petiole 4–6 mm; leaf blade elliptic, 7–13 × 4–6.5 cm, leathery, abaxially glaucous, glabrous or sparsely glandular setose on midvein, adaxially glabrous, secondary veins 5–8 pairs, fine veins raised on both surfaces, base broadly cuneate to obtuse, decurrent, margin plane, entire or sparsely glandular setose, with 1–3 basal glands per side, apex shortly acuminate. Inflorescences racemose, 2–3.5 cm, glabrous, 8–13-flowered; bracts caducous, elliptic, ca. 1.2 cm. Pedicel 4–12 mm, expanded towards apex; bracteoles caducous, linear, 5–6 mm. Hypanthium glabrous, glaucous; calyx limb 0.7–1 mm, triangular-toothed nearly to base. Corolla pink or red, urceolate, 6–11 mm; lobes ca. 1 mm. Stamens ca. as long as corolla; filaments ca. 1.5 mm, densely pubescent; anthers ca. 3 mm, with 2 erect spurs; tubules ca. as long as thecae or shorter. Style puberulous apically. Berry 10-pseudoloculed, dark purple, with a bloom, 8–9 mm in diam.
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A shrub. It grows 2-4 m tall. It can grow attached to trees. The leaves are scattered and 7-13 cm long by 4-6.5 cm wide. The flower tube is 6-11 mm long. The fruit is a berry 8-9 mm across. It is dark purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 4.0
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on mountain slopes between 1,200-2,600 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten raw or pickled. They are sour The fruit juice is used to sour dishes.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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

Vaccinium gaultheriifolium unspecified picture

Distribution

Vaccinium gaultheriifolium world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1167912-2
WFO ID wfo-0001048397
COL ID 7F7KT
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Synonyms

Thibaudia gaultheriifolia Vaccinium gaultheriifolium Vaccinium diaphanoloma Vaccinium gaultheriifolium var. gaultheriifolium