Vaccinium padifolium

Vaccinium padifolium

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
Sectio: V. sect. Hemimyrtillus
Species: Vaccinium padifolium

Name

Vaccinium padifolium Sm., 1817

Synonyms

• Vaccinium arctostaphylos Willd.
• Vaccinium maderense Link

Homonyms

• Vaccinium padifolium Hochst. ex Steud. = Vaccinium cylindraceum Sm

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Madeira (Madeira Isl.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E. in A. Rees, 1817. Cyclopaedia, or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences 36: Vaccinium no. 22. 1817

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Vaccinium padifolium. 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 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vaccinium padifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vaccinium padifolium. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vaccinium padifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vaccinium padifolium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 29.

Vernacular names

English: Madeira blueberry
português: Uveira, uva-da-serra, remania

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