Ericaceae Vaccinium latifolium (Griseb.) Hook. f.

Ericaceae Vaccinium latifolium

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Keywords in this picture :

Fruit
Habit
Vegetative
Inflorescence
Flower & fruit
Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

Mount Qua Qua - GRENADA
Mt. St. Catherine - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Woody Climber or epiphytic shrub to 8m; Leaves ovate, 5-15 x 2-7.5cm, hairless; apex acuminate, entire; laterals all rising within 2cm of leaf base; infls to 7cm; flowers white, stalks 7-15mm; corolla tube to 8mm, lobes <2mm; fruits ? with style persistent at tip. Grenadan plants have no hairs, unlike the type specimen.

Interest
Fruits previously unknown. A plant from Mt. St. Catherine's E. slopes nr top appears to be this rare species, otherwise only known from Trinidad and N. Venezuela.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules, S.Filbert, I. Mawuto

Specimen Number
1348

Location
Forest in Mt. Hope region, in foothills and ridges leading to Mt. St. Catherines. (Altitude given is max. for mt.)

Notes
Woody climber or scrambler, up to 4cm diam. (no spines etc. anywhere on stem, otherwise a bti like Smilax)

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.080000 N Longitude: 0.0 E Altitude: 840