Markéta Teodoridu:
Ericaceae | Vaccinium
14. Vaccinium petelotii Merrill; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 13: 138. 1926.
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Shrubs evergreen; erect or scandent; rarely epiphytic; 2–5 m tall; sparsely branched. Twigs angled; glabrous; when old strongly lenticellate; bud scales inconspicuous. Leaves scattered; petiole 3–6 mm; glabrous; leaf blade oblong or narrowly ovate; 14–21 x 4.5–8.5 cm; leathery; abaxially sparsely appressed-glandular pubescent; adaxially glabrous; secondary veins 9–12 pairs; ascending; raised abaxially; flat adaxially; base rounded to shallowly cordate; margin plane; entire; with 1 basal gland per side; apex acuminate or shortly caudate. Inflorescences racemose; ca. 3 cm; glabrous; 6- or 7-flowered; bracts unknown. Pedicel 0.9–1.2 cm. Hypanthium ca. 1.3 mm; glabrous; calyx limb divided nearly to base; calyx lobes triangular-ovate; ca. 3 mm; strongly veined. Corolla cream-colored; campanulate; 6–11 mm; glabrous; lobes spreading or reflexed; triangular; ca. 3 mm. Filaments ca. 0.5 mm; glabrous; anthers ca. 4 mm; with 2 spreading spurs; tubules ca. 3 x as long as thecae. Berry 10-pseudoloculed; dark red; globose; 6–9 mm in diam.; fruit stalk 1.5–2 cm. Fl. Sep–Oct; fr. after Nov–Aug of next year.
Evergreen forests often in ravines; rarely epiphytic on trees; 1100–1700 m. SE Yunnan [Vietnam].