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Vaccinium stenophyllum Steud.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 10-30 cm tall. It has several stems. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are simple, alternate and dark green. They are narrowly oval and have teeth along the edge. The fruit are black berries.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It is best in moist soil. It can grow with a pH between 4.6 and 7.5. It can tolerate frost.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 2-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 2-6

Usage

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

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds or cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -43
Optimum temperature (C°) 13 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Vaccinium stenophyllum world distribution map, present in Honduras and Mexico

Conservation status

Vaccinium stenophyllum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:859150-1
WFO ID wfo-0000422502
COL ID 7F8QM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vaccinium stenophyllum Vaccinium angustifolium
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