Filed As:
Ericaceae
Vaccinium gitingense Elmer ( isotype )
Ericaceae
Vaccinium gitingense Elmer ( isotype )
All Determinations:
Vaccinium gitingense Elmer det. J. C. Regalado Jr., 1989
Note: Revised for Flora Malesiana.
Vaccinium gitingense Elmer det. J. C. Regalado Jr., 1989
Note: Revised for Flora Malesiana.
Common Names:
pagan-pang
pagan-pang
Location:
Philippines. Capiz. Pauala River bottom. Magallanes (Mt. Gitin-Gitin). Island of Sibuyan. Alt. 304.8 m. (1000 ft.)
Philippines. Capiz. Pauala River bottom. Magallanes (Mt. Gitin-Gitin). Island of Sibuyan. Alt. 304.8 m. (1000 ft.)
Description:
Low spreading shrub. Stem a few inches thick, branched from the base; branches widely spreading, rigid, breaking with a snap, 3 to 5 ft long; wood hard, reddish brown except the thin sapwood, radially sprinkled, odorless and tasteless; bark coarsely checked longitudinally, dull gray; leaves rigidly coriaceous, ascending, flat, a trifle paler green beneath; flowers white, pendulous. young leaves red. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
Low spreading shrub. Stem a few inches thick, branched from the base; branches widely spreading, rigid, breaking with a snap, 3 to 5 ft long; wood hard, reddish brown except the thin sapwood, radially sprinkled, odorless and tasteless; bark coarsely checked longitudinally, dull gray; leaves rigidly coriaceous, ascending, flat, a trifle paler green beneath; flowers white, pendulous. young leaves red. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
Habitat:
Hot dry sand-gravelly river bottom.
Hot dry sand-gravelly river bottom.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 10730
GUID: f3445808-6d98-44b7-8e24-6efff75e5c6a
NY Barcode: 10730
GUID: f3445808-6d98-44b7-8e24-6efff75e5c6a