familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Vaccinioideae
genusVaccinium
sectionVaccinium sect. Polycodium
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Vaccinium sect. Polycodium
Man. Cult. Trees 725. 1927..
Basionym: Polycodium Rafinesque Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 266. 1818
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Shrubs, erect, 2-50 dm, often weakly rhizomatous. Leaves usually tardily deciduous, rarely persistent. Inflorescences axillary, racemes, (leafy), borne on previous year’s shoots. Pedicels continuous with calyx-tube. Flowers: sepals 5; petals 5, connate for nearly their entire lengths, corolla (open in bud), campanulate; stamens 10, exserted; anthers with awns, tubules 4-6 mm, terminating in lacinate pores. Berries pseudo 10-locular. Seeds 5-16.
Distribution
North America, n Mexico
Discussion
Species 1.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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absent +
dehiscent +
inverted +
not flaky +
ovate;oblong-lanceolate or spatulate +
membranous;coriaceous +
much shorter +
aromatic +
absent +
deciduous +
absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
campanulate +
fascicles +
straight +
undifferentiated +
fusiform +
minute +
cellular +
abundant +
fleshy +
straight +
distinct +
symmetric +
pendulous +
baccate +
ovoid;globose +
fleshy +
absent +
axillary +
simple +
cauline +
usually much shorter +
shorter to longer +
,;plane +
revolute +
absent +
furrowed +
axile +
inferior +
lobed +
anatropous +
fascicles +
continuous +
absent +
red;cream;pink bronze or green +
connate +
absent +
reduced +
not sticky +
absent +
4-5-carpellate +
solid +
Man. Cult. Trees +
1753 +
2-10-flowered +
winged +
tan;yellowish-brown or brown +
distinct +
5;16 +
ellipsoid +
connate +
absent +
exserted +
capitate +
5-lobed +
absent +
hollow +
straight +
declinate +
brochidodromous +
Vaccinium sect. Polycodium +
Vaccinium +
section +
reticulate +
thin +
rhizomatous +
absent +
multicellular-hairy +