Vaccinium sect. Herpothamnus

(Small) Sleumer

Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 71: 414. 1941.

Basionym: Herpothamnus Small Man. S.E. Fl. 1017, 1507, fig. p. 1017. 1933
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 525. Mentioned on page 516.

Vines, trailing, (0.5-)0.7-1.8(-3) dm, rhizomatous. Leaves persistent. Inflorescences axillary, racemes, 2-4-flowered, borne on growth of preceding year. Pedicels articulated with calyx. Flowers: sepals 5; petals 5, connate for nearly their entire lengths, corolla urceolate; stamens 10, included, (ca. 2.5 mm); anthers without awns; tubules ca. 1 mm, with terminal pores. Berries 5-locular. Seeds 5-10.

Distribution

se United States.

Discussion

Species 1