Agapetes incurvata

Flower name
Agapetes incurvata
Scientific name
Agapetes incurvata
Aliasアガペテス, Agapetes
Place of originsouthern Tibet (Derangzong)
Place of floweringGreenhouse, Botanical Gardens, Overseas, Sub-alpine, Specific area
Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Agapetes incurvata

Agapetes incurvata (scientific name: Agapetes incurvata) is a subalpine evergreen epiphytic small shrub of the family Ericaceae, native to southern Tibet (Derangzong). It is found attached to trees in forests at altitudes of 1,200 to 2,400 meters. The trees are 50-100 cm tall. The leaves are green, 5-10 cm long, 2-3 cm wide, and elliptic with serrated edges. The flowers are 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter with a jagged pattern of dark red on a red background. After flowering, it produces spherical berries in June and July that are about 0.4 cm in diameter and ripen to a reddish-purple color.

Common name: Agapetes incurvata, Scientific name: Agapetes incurvata, Life form: Small evergreen shrub, Height: 50-100 cm, Leaf color: green, Leaf length: 5-10 cm, Leaf width Inflorescence: Scattered inflorescence, Flower color: red with dark red stamens, Flower diameter: 1.5-2 cm, Corolla shape: bell-shaped or urn-shaped with 5 shallow lobes and drooping tip, Flowering season: May-June, Fruit diameter: 0.4 cm, Fruit type: liquid, Fruit shape: spherical, Fruiting Fruiting period: June-July; fruit color: red-purple.