Vaccinium japonicum

Vaccinium japonicum
Scientific classification
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
See text
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]

Habitat

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]

• Vaccinium japonicum var. japonicum – south Korea, Japan
• Vaccinium japonicum var. lasiostemonHayata – Taiwan
• Vaccinium japonicum var. sinicum(Nakai) Rehder – central and southern mainland China

References

1. "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.