Ericaceae FAMILY

Vaccinium bracteatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vaccinium bracteatum is a much-branched, evergreen shrub or a small tree; it can grow 2 - 6 metres tall, occasionally reaching 9 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 commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food and is also used as a medicine,

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatLow elevations in mountains[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Forests, thickets, grassy places at roadsides; at elevations from 400 - 1,500 metres, occasionally to 1,900 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. ].