Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Vaccinium delavayi Franch. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 367 (1895) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to sc. China to n. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 38 Eastern Asia 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |