Vaccinium glaucoalbum
| Vaccinium glaucoalbum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Vaccinium |
| Section: | Vaccinium sect. Galeopetalum |
| Species: | V. glaucoalbum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vaccinium glaucoalbum | |
Vaccinium glaucoalbum, the grey-white blueberry, is an Asian species of Vaccinium.
Description
It is an evergreen shrub with white-bloomed black berries.[2]
Taxonomy
Vaccinium glaucoalbum was first described for science by Charles Baron Clarke in the third volume of Joseph Dalton Hooker's Flora of British India, published in 1882. Clarke attributed the name to Hooker.[1][3] In the same work, Clarke also described V. sikkimense,[4] which some sources treat as a synonym of V. glaucoalbum,[5] while others agree that it is a separate species.[6]
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to Nepal, the east Himalayas, Myanmar, Tibet, and Yunnan in China.[1]
It grows in thickets and forest margins.[7]
Uses
The species has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[2] Local people collect and eat the fruit.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 "Vaccinium glaucoalbum Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- 1 2 "Vaccinium glaucoalbum grey-white blueberry". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ↑ Clarke, C.B. (1882). "Order LXXXI Vacciniaceae". In Hooker, J.D. (ed.). The Flora of British India. Vol. 3. London: L. Reeve. pp. 442–455. Retrieved 5 February 2021. p. 453.
- ↑ Clarke (1882), p. 451.
- ↑ "Vaccinium sikkimense". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "Vaccinium sikkimense C.B.Clarke". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "Vaccinium glaucoalbum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ Hui, Pallabi K.; Tag, Hui; Jambhulkar, Sanjay; Ananthan, R.; Godugu, Chandraiah; Bansod, Sapana; Taram, Momang; Yanka, Hage; Gupta, Debmalya D.; Paul, Dipayan; Tsering, Jambey; Tshering, Deki; Das, Tridip J.; Das, Sanjib K. (2019). "Ethnobotanical notes on significant food and medicinal flora used by the indigenous Monpa and Nyishi communities of Arunachal Pradesh, India". Pleione. 13 (2): 291. doi:10.26679/Pleione.13.2.2019.291-304.