Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.

  • Collector(s)

    O. Abdaladze 531 with Shalva Sikharulidze, Tamar Kurdadze, 04 Nov 2004

  • Location

    Georgia. Adjara region. Makhindjauri, about 7-8 km before Batumi.

  • Habitat

    Edge of a Colchic forest. Fagetum. Plant cover 95%. Buxus colchica, Hedera colchica, Rhododendron ponticum, Phyllitis scolopendrium, Duchesnea indica.

  • Description

    Deciduous shrub, 1-6 m. Stem terete, sparsely puberulent. Leaves almost sessile; blade elliptic-lanceolate, serrulate. Racemes axillary, 3-8-flowered. Flowers 5-merous. Calyx lobes free to connate. Corolla pink. Fruit purple-black, glaucous. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02236200

    Occurrence ID: c22aa134-8e1f-47ff-8aeb-8206c23947d1

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Vaccinium arctostaphylos L. det R. I. Gagnidze, 2005

  • Region

    Europe

  • Country

    Georgia

  • Locality

    Adjara region. Makhindjauri, about 7-8 km before Batumi

  • Elevation

    Alt. 53 m. (174 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.6986, 41.7185

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