Vaccinium retusum Hook.F. ex C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

Shrubs dwarf, evergreen, often epiphytic, ca. 30 cm tall. Twigs diffuse, angled, densely pubescent when young, glabrescent. Leaves dense; petiole 2–3 mm, pubescent; leaf blade elliptic or obovate, 2–2.5 × 0.9–1.4 cm, leathery, adaxially puberulous on midvein, otherwise glabrous on both surfaces, secondary veins 2 or 3 pairs, ascending, slightly raised abaxially, inconspicuous adaxially, base cuneate, margin cartilaginous, revolute, entire, with 1 basal gland per side, apex rounded, retuse. Inflorescences pseudoterminal, racemose, 3–5 cm, ca. 12-flowered; rachis densely pubescent to glabrous; bracts ovate-orbicular, ca. 1.1 cm. Pedicel ca. 3 mm, glabrous. Hypanthium ca. 1.3 mm, glabrous; calyx lobes 0.8–1 mm, with marginal hairs. Corolla white, with 5 red stripes abaxially, urceolate, ca. 0.5 mm; lobes small. Stamens shorter than corolla, pilose; filaments ca. 0.5 mm; anthers ca. 3 mm, with 2 erect spurs; tubules ca. as long as thecae. Berry 10-pseudoloculed, black-purple, ca. 5 mm in diam. Fr. Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.23 - 0.3
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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 retusum world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:859112-1
WFO ID wfo-0001048552
COL ID 7F6ZW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Thibaudia retusa Vaccinium retusum