AGAPETES OBOVATA
Author:
Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1876
Family:
ERICACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hook. fil. (1876). In: Gen. Pl. 2: 572.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres?
Height:
60 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Vaccinium obovatum, R. Wight, 1848.
Vaccinium sprengelii Wall.
Thibaudia obovata, William Griffith, 1848
Epigynium obovatum, Klotzsch.
This member of the Ericaceae family was given this name by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1876. It is found in Assam, Bangladesh, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Khasi of India, growing around 2100 metres height as an epiphyte with some water and some sun. The caudex might grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 60 centimetres in height. The flowers are pale to deep red.
The genera name from 'agapétos' meaning 'lovely', referring to the flower. The species name means 'upside-down egg-shaped'.
Flower
Pale - Deep Red
Soil
Mosses, Epiphytic
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
