Vasilis Teodoridis:
Ericaceae | Vaccinium
32. Vaccinium carlesii Dunn; J. Linn. Soc.; Bot. 38: 361. 1908.
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Shrubs or small trees; evergreen; 1–3(–6) m tall; much branched. Twigs slightly angled; pubescent; glabrescent; bud scales inconspicuous. Leaves dense; petiole 1–5 mm; puberulous or subglabrous; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate or narrowly ovate; 2–7 x 1–2.5 cm; leathery; abaxially glabrous; adaxially densely puberulous on midvein; otherwise glabrous; secondary veins ca. 6 pairs and fine veins inconspicuous on both surfaces; base rounded or broadly cuneate; rarely cuneate; margin plane; serrate; apex acuminate. Inflorescences racemose; 2–3.5 cm; slender; pubescent or glabrous; 6–15-flowered; bracts persistent or sometimes caducous; lanceolate; 2–5(–13) mm. Pedicel ca. 2 mm; glabrous. Hypanthium ca. 0.7 mm; glabrous; calyx lobes triangular; 0.8–1.3 mm. Corolla white; broadly campanulate; 3–5 mm; lobes reflexed; ovate-triangular; 0.7–1.5 mm. Filaments 1–1.5 mm; pilose; anthers 1.5–2 mm; with 2 inconspicuous spurs; tubules 1/2–2/3 as long as thecae. Berry 10-pseudoloculed; dark purple; globose; glabrous; with a bloom. Fl. May–Jun; fr. Aug–Oct.
Evergreen forests; sparse forests; thickets; 300–800(–1200) m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hunan; Jiangxi; Zhejiang.