Biology:Vaccinium gaultheriifolium

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Short description: Species of fruit and plant

Vaccinium gaultheriifolium
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Vaccinium
Species:
V. gaultheriifolium
Binomial name
Vaccinium gaultheriifolium
(Griff.) Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke
Synonyms
  • Thibaudia gaultheriifolia Griff. 1854
  • Vaccinium diaphanoloma Hand.-Mazz. 1925

Vaccinium gaultheriifolium is a species of Vaccinium native to China , Nepal, Sikkim, India and Myanmar.[1]

Description

Vaccinium gaultheriifolium is an evergreen shrub, reaching 2–4 m in height and sometimes growing as an epiphyte. Its stems are smooth, bearing scattered elliptic leaves that are leathery and measure 7–13 × 4–6.5 cm, with 5–8 pairs of secondary veins. The petioles are 4–6 mm long. The inflorescences are 2–3.5 cm long and hairless, with 8–13 flowers and deciduous elliptic bracts measuring 1.2 cm. The flower tube is smooth and glaucous, with a calyx limb of 0.7–1 mm that is triangular-toothed almost to the base. The corolla is pink or red, measuring 6–11 mm. The berries are dark purple and 8–9 mm in diameter.[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15249762 entry