Vaccinium gaultheriifolium is an Asian species of Vaccinium.
Description Vaccinium gaultheriifolium is an evergreen shrub, reaching in height and sometimes growing as an epiphyte. Its stems are smooth, bearing scattered elliptic leaves that are leathery and measure long and wide, with 5–8 pairs of secondary veins. The petioles are long.
The inflorescences are long and hairless, with 8–13 flowers and deciduous elliptic bracts measuring 1.2 cm. The flower tube is smooth and glaucous, with a calyx limb of 0.7–1 mm that is triangular-toothed almost to the base. The corolla is pink or red, measuring . The berries are dark purple and in diameter.
Distribution and habitat The species is native to China, Nepal, Sikkim, India and Myanmar.
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