Vaccinium cereum

Vaccinium cereum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Vaccinieae
Genus: Vaccinium
Species: Vaccinium cereum
Forma & Varieties: V. c. f. skottsbergii – V. c. var. adenandrum – V. c. var. pubiflorum – V. c. var. raiateense

Name

Vaccinium cereum G.Forst., 1786. Fl. Ins. Austr. 28.

Synonyms

• Andromeda cerea L.fil.
• Metagonia cerea (L.fil.) Nutt.
• Vaccinium alaternoides Soland. ex Seem.

Homonyms

• Vaccinium cereum Walp. = Vaccinium calycinum Sm.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Society Isl. (Tahiti) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Forster, G. 1786. Florulae insularum australium prodromus. 8+103 pp. Typis Joann. Christian. Dieterich, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Hathitrust Reference page. : 28.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Vaccinium cereum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 28. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vaccinium cereum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vaccinium cereum. Published online. Accessed: May 28 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vaccinium cereum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 May 2020.

Vernacular names

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