Vaccinium geminiflorum Kunth

Mexican blueberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 10-25 cm tall. It has a rhizome or underground stem. The leaves are 0.5-2 cm long by 0.3-0.8 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Vaccinium geminiflorum habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Vaccinium geminiflorum leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Vaccinium geminiflorum leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Vaccinium geminiflorum fruit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Vaccinium geminiflorum world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:318257-2
WFO ID wfo-0001047093
COL ID 7F7KS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vaccinium geminiflorum