Vaccinium
Sign in to saveVaccinium ( ) is a common and widespread genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the heath family (Ericaceae). The fruits of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry (whortleberry), lingonberry (cowberry), and huckleberry. Like many other heath plants, they are restricted to acidic soils.
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Vaccinium is a widespread genus of small shrubs in the heath family that produce edible berries, with several species like blueberries and cranberries being commercially important. These plants naturally grow in acidic soils and are valued by humans primarily for their fruit.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
Native toAlabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria
越橘属[2]（学名：Vaccinium）是杜鵑花科下的一个常绿灌木属，适应於酸性土壤，包含蓝莓、蔓越莓、越橘、笃斯越橘、欧洲越橘等多种重要的经济植物。越橘属植物的果实为浆果，大多可食用。 目录 1 学名词源 2 特征 3 分类 3.1 紅莓苔子亞屬 Subgenus Oxycoccus 3.2 越橘亚属 Subgenus Vaccinium 4 昆虫食物 4.1 单食性 4.2 杂食性 5 产量 6 参考文献 7 外部链接 学名词源 vaccinium在古典拉丁语中指的是一种浆果，很有可能是欧洲越橘（V. myrtillus），但其确切的词源仍不能确定。vaccinum直译是“与牛有关系的”，但这种说法不可靠，实情可能这个词是拉丁语bacca（意为“浆果”）的讹误。[3] 特征 越橘属大多生长在酸性土壤中，常见於石楠灌丛、沼泽和酸性林地。它们种间的形态差异很大，包括匍匐形、亚灌木和1－2米的大灌木。果实属假果，是由下位子房发育而来，通常颜色鲜艳，颜色为红或蓝色，果汁为紫色。 分类 越橘属的分类较为复杂，仍在研究中。多个分布於亚洲的越橘属物种与树萝卜属（Agapetes）亲缘关系更近。[4][5]另一组亲缘关系近的物种包括笔花莓属（Orthaea）和大梗莓属（Notopora）的大部分物种、佳露果属（Gaylussacia）的部分甚至全部物种，以及厚叶越橘（Vaccinium crassifolium）等一部分越橘属植物。[4]剩下的越橘属物种和一些其他属的物种也可以组成一个亲缘关系较近的组。[4] 红莓苔子（Vaccinium oxycoccos），蔓越莓的一种 根据分子系统发生学的研究结果，越橘属被分成了如下的亚属和组： 紅莓苔子亞屬 Subgenus Oxycoccus 又稱毛蒿豆亞屬，俗稱蔓越莓，枝條細長蔓性，花被反捲程度很大。部分生物學家將紅莓苔子亞屬視為一個獨立的屬。 紅莓苔子組（毛蒿豆組） Sect. Oxycoccus 大果越橘（美洲蔓越橘） Vaccinium macrocarpon 小果紅莓苔子（毛蒿豆） Vaccinium microcarpum 紅莓苔子（大果毛蒿豆、小果蔓越橘、北方蔓越橘、酸果蔓越橘） Vaccinium oxycoccus 扁枝越橘組 Sect. Oxycoccoides 南方蔓越橘 Vaccinium erythrocarpum 越橘亚属 Subgenus Vaccinium 其余所有物种，枝干粗壮直立，花朵钟形。 Sect. Batodendron 臼莓 Vaccinium arboreum ([1]) 厚叶越橘 Vaccinium crassifolium Sect. Brachyceratium Vaccinium dependens 南烛组 Sect. Bracteata Vaccinium acrobra
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9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Subgenera
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Cultivation
- See also
- References
- External links
Vaccinium ( ) is a common and widespread genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the heath family (Ericaceae). The fruits of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry (whortleberry), lingonberry (cowberry), and huckleberry. Like many other heath plants, they are restricted to acidic soils.
==Description== The plant structure varies between species: some trail along the ground, some are dwarf shrubs, and some are larger shrubs perhaps tall. Some tropical species are epiphytic. Stems are usually woody. Species found in tropical bioregions like Malesia are evergreen.