Vaccinium bracteatum




Family Ericaceae
Scientific name Vaccinium bracteatum Thunberg
Synonyms Acosta spicata Loureiro; Pieris divaricata H. Léveillé; Pieris lucida H. Léveillé; Pieris ovalifolia (Wallich) D. Don var. denticulata H. Léveillé; Vaccinium bracteatum Thunberg var. longitubum Hayata; Vaccinium malaccense Wight; Vaccinium spicatum (Loureiro) Poiret
Common name (Japanese common name) shashanbo
(English common name) sea bilberry
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar
Chromosomal number 2n=88
Description Plants 2-3m. Leaves 2.5-6cm length. Flowers white or pale yellow corollas 7mm, flowering in July. Evergreen. Shrub or subarbor trees.
Reference Vaccinium bracteatum Thunb.
Vaccinium bracteatum Thunberg



July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden