Vaccinium vacciniaceum (Roxb.) Sleumer

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Agapetes vaccinacea (Roxb.) Dunal; Ceratostema vacciniaceum Roxb.; Thibaudia vaccinacea (Roxb.) Voigt; Agapetes serrata G.Don; Epigynium serratum (G.Don) Klotzsch; Gaylussacia serrata (G.Don) Lindl.; Thibaudia serrata Wall.; Vaccinium serratum (G.Don) Wight; Vaccinium vacciniaceum subsp. glabritubum P.F.Stevens
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vaccinium vacciniaceum (Roxb.) Sleumer
  • Habit : Epiphytic shrub
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic shrubs, up to 2 m high; Leaves crowded at apices of branchlets, lanceolate or oblanceolate, narrowed at base; Flowers in terminal or subterminal raceme, up to 1 cm long, greenish white; Berries up to 8 mm across, globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 99
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vaccinium vacciniaceum. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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