Filed As:

Ericaceae
Vaccinium elegans Elmer ( type )

All Determinations:

Vaccinium elegans Elmer det. J. C. Regalado Jr., 1989
Note: Revised for Flora Malesiana

Common Names:

mandalogong

Location:

Philippines. Davao del Sur. Island of Mindanao, Todaya (Mt. Apo). Mount Calelan. Alt. 1981.2 m. (6500 ft.)

Collector(s):

A. D. E. Elmer 11683 with , Sep 1909

Description:

Tree 30 ft high. Stem 1 foot thick at least, givin rise to main ascending branches from below the middle; branchlets spreading horizontally, lax numerosous; wood hard, heavy, reddish toward the middle, odorless and tasteless; bark dark brown, coarsely shredded longitudinally, smooth and graish on the branchlets; twigs green; leaves horizontally recurved, coriaceous, shining deep green above, much paler green beneath, the young terminal leaves reddish and pendulous, peduncle light green, horizontal mainly, more or less angularl pedicel similarly green; recurved calyx darker green, with small brownish white segments; corolla 1/3 inch long, whitish, constricted toward the apex with a faint sweet honey odor. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Densely wooded ridge.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 10727
GUID: 134e74d2-c619-46fa-be3d-eca1b0cdcb47

Distribution:

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