
Ericaceae FAMILY
Vaccinium duclouxii
Vaccinium duclouxii
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vaccinium duclouxii is a much-branched, evergreen shrub or a small tree usually growing 1 - 5 metres tall, occasionally reaching 10 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - southwest China (Yunnan)
HabitatThickets, evergreen forests and pine-oak forests; at elevations from 1,500 - 2,600 metres, occasionally to 3,100 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].