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Taxon:  Vaccinium hirtum Thunb.



Summary
Genus:
Vaccinium
Section:
Hemimyrtillus
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Vaccinioideae
Tribe:
Vaccinieae
Nomen number:
41020
Place of publication:
J. A. Murray, Syst. veg. ed. 14:363. 1784 May-Jun (Fl. jap. 155. 1784 Aug)
Comment:
for authorship of Thunberg names first published by Murray see comments in Taxon 45:672. 1996 & 46:311-314. 1997
Verified:
12/14/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vaccinium koreanum Nakai
Vaccinium usunoki Nakai
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Reference(s)
  1. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  2. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  3. Powell, E. A. & K. A. Kron. 2002. Hawaiian blueberries and their relatives - A phylogenetic analysis of Vaccinium sections Macropelma, Myrtillus, and Hemimyrtillus (Ericaceae). Syst. Bot. 27:768-779. Note: not associated with other species of Vaccinium sect. Hemimyrtillus in phylogenetic analysis
  4. Vander Kloet, S. P. & T. A. Dickinson. 1992. The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Hemimyrtillus. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 105:601-614. Note: place in Vaccinium sect. Hemimyrtillus
Common names
Japanese Rōmaji
kakumino-sunoki –
koba-usunoki –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, South  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Korea, South
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41020. Accessed 29 May 2025.