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Vacciniwm. | LXXXI. VACCINIACER. (C. B. Clarke.) 451 
3. VACCINIUM, Linn. 
Shrubs, sometimes epiphytic. eaves alternate, from lanceolate to ovate, 
entire or serrate, sometimes falsely whorled. Flowers usually small, axillary or 
terminal, racemed fascicled or corymbose rarely solitary, usually bracteate and 
2-bracteolate. Calyx-tube globose; teeth 5, small. Corolla tubular or ovoid, ` 
5-lobed, white, rose or yellow-green. Stamens 10, epigynous, free; anthers 
oblong, produced at the apex into 2 cylindric tubes with terminal slits or spurs 
(tubes very short in V. bancanum). Ovary 5-celled, or falsely 10-celled ; style 
cylindric, stigma simple; ovules few or several in each cell. Berry globose, 
crowned by the calyx-teeth ; 5- (apparently 10-)celled. Seeds 1 or more in each 
cell, ellipsoid, compressed ; testa firm, smooth.—Species 100, natives of the 
N. hemisphere and tropical mountains. 
The Indian species all belong to the subgenus Epigynium (genus Klotzsch), and 
the foregoing generic character does not include some non-Indian subgenera, 
* Leaves small, 1} in. or less (see also V. Griffithianum, n. 15). 
l. V. Nummularia, H. f. $ T. ms: leaves A in. broadly elliptic 
obtuse subentire, racemes often clustered, calyx-teeth very short obtusely 
triangular. 
Srkxim and Buoran; alt. 8-10,000 ft., Griffith, J. D. H., &c. 
A small, rigid epiphyte; branches pendent, densely hirsute, almost bristly. 
Leaves subsessile, coriaceous, glabrous, margins recurved. Racemes 1-2 in., rose- 
coloured ; rachis hairy; pedicels } in. glabrous; bracts } in., elliptic, caducous. 
Corolla } by 3 in., tubular, shortly lobed, glabrous, rosy, Filaments with long hairs; 
anthers dehiscing by slits below the apex, dorsal spurs very large. Fruit lin. diam., 
subglobose, crowned by the obscurely toothed ealyx-limb. 
2. V. retusum, Hook. f. ms.; leaves 1 in. obovate-oblong obtuse entire, 
racemes solitary or clustered, calyx-teeth very short obtusely triangular. 
Thibaudia retusa, Griff. Notul. iv. 300, and Ze. Pl. Asiat. t. 509, 
Sixxr« and Buotan ; alt. 7-9000 ft., Griffith, J. D. H., &c. 
A small epiphyte; branches pendent, pubescent upwards. Leaves often obtuse or 
emarginate, base attenuate, scarcely petioled, coriaceous, glabrous, margins recurved. 
Racemes white, 1-2 in., glabrous or the rachis pilose; pedicels 1-2 in. ; bracts 4-2 
in., elliptic, caducous. Corolla } by 3-4; in., ovoid-tubular, shortly lobed, glabrous, 
white with 5 red stripes. Filaments with long hairs; anthers dehiseing by slits be- 
low the apex, dorsal spurs very large. Fruit } in. diam., subglobose, crowned by the 
obscurely-toothed calyx-limb. 
3. V. sikkimense, Clarke; leaves 1 in. obovate-oblong acute serru- 
late, racemes short solitary or clustered, calyx-teeth very short obtuse nearly 
glabrous. 
Srxxm HIMALAYA ; Lachen, alt. 13,000 ft., J. D. H. 
A rigid, small shrub; branches pubescent upwards. Leaves subsessile, coria- 
eeous, glabrous, margins recurved. Racemes only seer in bud; bracts + in., elliptic, 
caducous. Corolla i in., lobed deeply. Filaments hairy ` anthers dehiseing by long 
slits below the apex, not spurred. Fruit not seen. 
4. V. pumilum, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. 1873, ii, 85; leaves 3-1 in. 
elliptic narrowed at both ends obtuse, racemes solitary pubescent, calyx-teeth | 
lanceolate pubescent. Kurz in Journ. As. Soe. 1877, ii. 214, and For. Fi. ii. 90. 
Birra; Martaban Hills, alt. 4-6000 ft., Kurz, Brandis. 
A small, much-branched epiphyte; branches pubescent upwards. Leaves subses- 
sile, obscurely crenate-serrate, coriaceous, glabrous, margins recurved. Racemes 1-2 
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