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| − | Shrub or tree, up to 6 m tall. Leaves elliptic-oblong, 1-2 cm × 0.4-0.8 cm. Flowers bright scarlet, red or pink. Fruit a berry, 4-5 mm diameter, pubescent, blue-blackish. In summit vegetation, alpine scrub, at 1700-3400 m altitude. Flowering whole year. A creeping dwarf form is called var. ''atjehense'' Sleumer. | + | *Shrub or tree, up to 6 m tall. |
| + | *Leaves elliptic-oblong, 1-2 cm × 0.4-0.8 cm. | ||
| + | *Flowers bright scarlet, red or pink. | ||
| + | *Fruit a berry, 4-5 mm diameter, pubescent, blue-blackish. | ||
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| + | In summit vegetation, alpine scrub, at 1700-3400 m altitude. Flowering whole year. A creeping dwarf form is called var. ''atjehense'' Sleumer. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
| − | + | *van Steenis, C.G.G.J. et al. (Editors), 1950-. Flora Malesiana. Series 1. Vol. 1, 4-10. Centre for Research and Development in Biology, Bogor, Indonesia, and Rijksherbarium, Leiden, the Netherlands. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London. | |
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| + | == Authors == | ||
| + | P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen | ||
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Introduction |
Vaccinium miquelii Boerl.
- Family: Ericaceae
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: pandjang umur (Dempo), bunga karang (Kerintji), kaju katjar (Gajo).
Distribution
Indonesia: Sumatra.
Uses
The fruits are edible.
Observations
- Shrub or tree, up to 6 m tall.
- Leaves elliptic-oblong, 1-2 cm × 0.4-0.8 cm.
- Flowers bright scarlet, red or pink.
- Fruit a berry, 4-5 mm diameter, pubescent, blue-blackish.
In summit vegetation, alpine scrub, at 1700-3400 m altitude. Flowering whole year. A creeping dwarf form is called var. atjehense Sleumer.
Selected sources
- van Steenis, C.G.G.J. et al. (Editors), 1950-. Flora Malesiana. Series 1. Vol. 1, 4-10. Centre for Research and Development in Biology, Bogor, Indonesia, and Rijksherbarium, Leiden, the Netherlands. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London.
Authors
P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen
