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Vaccinium nummularia Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesVaccinium nummularia Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke 
BibliographyFl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 451 (1882)
Native Rangenw. Yunnan to Himalaya and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude2400-4000m
Descriptionleaves ovate to oblong, 10-23mm, coriaceous, glabrous, margins reflexed, cartilaginous, sparsely denticulate, inflorescence racemose, terminal and axillary
Size50-70cm
Colorrose, white
Bloomearly summer
Ca-
Typeshrub
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
SynonymsVaccinium nummularia var. oblongifolium C.Y.Wu & R.C.Fang
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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