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Vaccinium dentatum × Vaccinium reticulatum

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae Genus: Vaccinium

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


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Specimens

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Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Vaccinium dentatum × Vaccinium reticulatum Alakai Bog Trail, Kikee State Park Preserved_Specimen Many (40?) stems emerging from swamp floor, collectedf for variation in leaf size/shape and color, as compared to typical dentatum plentifully occurring close by. Foliage is flimsy - soft, bright lime green, lightly serrated and tipped with red mucro. (Not paper-like as in calycinum, more spongy-light like reticulatum, as opposed to surrounding dentatum which is all dark green leathery.) Growth habit is condensed to crown held up by a woody central leader (reticulatum-like), in contrast to dentatum's usual habit of being vegetated evenly throughout stem. Tiny immature fruit here is red, calyx lobes appearing green and dull-tipped. Leaves too big to be Vaccinium reticulatum var minutifolium, and I cannot confirm at this time that there is Vaccinium reticulatum present in the swamp, so I conclude this hybrid designation. Becker, A.L. 105 Kauai BISH 2019-06-29
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