Vaccinium erythrocarpum subsp. japonicum




Family Ericaceae
Scientific name Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michaux subsp. japonicum (Miquel) Vander Kloet
Synonyms Hugeria incisa F. Maekawa; Hugeria japonica (Miquel) Nakai; Oxycoccoides japonicus (Miquel) Nakai; Oxycoccus japonicus (Miquel) Makino; Vaccinium japonicum Miquel; Vaccinium japonicum Miquel forma incisa (F. Maekawa) H. Hara; Vaccinium japonicum Miquel var. fauriei Sleumer; Vaccinium japonicum Miquel var. incisum (F. Maekawa) Sleumer
Common name (Japanese common name) akushiba [lye bush]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 30-80cm. Leaves 2-6cm length. Flowers pink corollas 7-10mm, flowering in June to July. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. subsp. japonicum (Miq.) Vander Kloet
Vaccinium japonicum Miquel



June 2006
at mountane forest edge
in Niigata Prefecture
June 2006
at mountane forest edge
in Niigata Prefecture