| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Vaccinium delavayi Franch. |
| Habitat | grassland and woods |
| Altitude | 2000-3800m |
| Description | leaves dense, obovate, 7-15mm, coriaceous, glabrous, margins cartilagineous, entire, apex obtuse, flowers in terminal raceme, corolla urceolate, 3-5mm long, lobes short, erect |
| Size | 50-90cm |
| Color | pinkish, white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | cold, semi-shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Eastern Asia Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
delavayi merrillianum (Hayata) R.C.Fang, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 9(4): 394 (1987)
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