Vaccinium leschenaultii – eFlora of India

September 27, 2013
Vaccinium

Vaccinium leschenaultii Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1188 1848.;

Vernacular names : Tamil: Anduvan, Kalavu Malayalam: Katavu, Kalavu, Kelamaram Kannada: Anduvan

Habit- Small trees up to 7 m tall.

Trunk\bark- Bark brownish, irregularly scaly; blaze yellowish.

Branchlets- Young branchlets angular to subterete, pubescent.

Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole 0.5-1 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, pubescent when young; lamina 4.5-6.5 x 2.5-3 cm, ovate, elliptic or elliptic-obovate, sometimes suborbicular, apex acute or acuminate, base attenuate to acute or obtuse, margin serrate, glabrous, coriaceous, glands on the midrib beneath; midrib slightly raised or flat above; secondary nerves 4-6 pairs; tertiary nerves broadly reticulate, not prominent.

Flowers- Inflorescence axillary and terminal, racemose; flowers urceolate, pink or rarely whitish; petals glabrous; stamens with awns; pedicel ca. 0.3 cm long.

Fruit& seed- Berry, smooth, globose; seeds many.

In high elevation evergreen forests between 1600 and 2000 m.

India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka; in the Western Ghats- South Sahyadri.

(From India Biodiversity Portal

Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry )

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Vaccinium leschenaultii Wight ::: Vacciniaceae : Attachments (6). 3 posts by 2 authors.

Name: Vaccinium leschenaultii Wight

Family: Vacciniaceae

Date: 06 July 2013

Place: Doddabetta, Nilgiris, TN

Alt.: 2500 m asl

Is my ID right? I do not know which variety it is

Vaccinium species so far in efi.

Yes it is Vaccinium leschenaultii Wight

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Viburnum erubescens Wall SN Mar 12 Solenotinus erubescens (Wall.) Oerst. : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).

Viburnum erubescens Wall, (= Solenotinus erubescens (Wall.) Oerst.), Fam: Adoxaceae (= caprifoliaceae),

small tree ooty area at the altitude of 1800m, wild.

I think this is Vaccinium leschenaultii

Yes, I agree with …, It is Vaccinium leschenaultii Wt. only

References:

India Biodiversity Portal Biotik (Vaccinium leschenaultii Wight) IIIM (Specimen) plant illustrations Biotik (Vaccinium leschenaultii Wight) The Plant List (Unresolved)

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