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Please help me to identify the Vaccinium species given in the photo. The descriptions are:
1. Genus : Vaccinium
2. Habit : Shrub
3. Height : 0.5 m epiphyte on rock; upto 2 m tall on soil+shade
4. Leaf : 3.5-4.5 cm x 2.5-3.5 cm
5. Fruit : Usually 10 in number, sometimes 11-12
6. Fruit size : 0.5-0.7 cm
7. Fruit properties: Edible, sour in taste
6. Location : Temerate forest of Tawang district (adjoining Bhutan), Arunachal Pradesh, India (East Himalaya)
7. Altitude : 2500 m -2800 m
8. Associated species: Rhododendron, Berberis, Rubia, Swertia, etc.
Thank you!
Jambey Tsering
Ph.D. Scholar
Botany Department
Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar
Mob:
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