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.
Name: Vaccinium leschenaultii Wight Family: Vacciniaceae Date: 06 July 2013 Place: Doddabetta, Nilgiris, TN Alt.: 2500 m asl Yes it is Vaccinium leschenaultii Wight
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
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Vaccinium leschenaultii
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