Vaccinium japonicum

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Vaccinium japonicum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Vaccinium
Subgenus: Vaccinium subg. Oxycoccus
Species:
V. japonicum
Binomial name
Vaccinium japonicum
Miq. [1]
Subspecies

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Synonyms [1]
  • Hugeria japonica(Miq.) Nakai
  • Oxycoccoides japonicus(Miq.) Nakai
  • Oxycoccus japonicus(Miq.) Makino
  • Vaccinium erythrocarpum subsp. japonicum(Miq.) Kloet

Vaccinium japonicum is a species of deciduous flowering shrub. They are native to Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and parts of China. [2] They are specifically found in the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang in China. They are typically found in forests and thickets within alpine areas between 1000 and 2600 metres. This species was once considered a subspecies of the North American species, Vaccinium erythrocarpum ; however it has since been split to a full species.

Taxonomy

Vaccinium japonicum has the following accepted subspecies: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vaccinium japonicum Miq." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. "Vaccinium japonicum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-06-22.