Vaccinium yakushimense

Flower name
Vaccinium yakushimense
Scientific name
Vaccinium yakushimense
Alias灰汁柴擬
Place of originYakushima Island (Japan)
Place of floweringGarden, Low mountains
Flowering seasonJune, July

What is Vaccinium yakushimense

Vaccinium yakushimense or the akushibamodoki is a deciduous shrub endemic to Yakushima Island (Japan), belonging to the family Ericaceae. It is a close relative of the blueberry and produces black berries. It grows on cedar-like trees in the mountains of Yakushima. It produces a short raceme of inflorescences from the tips of its branches, which bear one to three small, pale reddish-purple flowers that bloom downward. The corolla is bell-shaped with five shallow lobes at the tip and recurved. It is an endangered species.

Common name: Vaccinium yakushimense or the akushibamodoki , Life form: deciduous shrub, Origin: Yaku Island (Japan), Height: 30-70 cm, Petiole: short, Leaf shape: broad lanceolate, Leaf length: 2-4.5 cm, Leaf width: 0.5 cm Leaf shape: broadly lanceolate, leaf length: 2-4.5 cm, leaf width: 0.7-1.5 cm, leaf texture: papery and soft, leaf margin: finely serrate, inflorescence: alternate, flowering season: May-June, inflorescence shape: raceme, corolla color: pale red-purple, corolla shape: pale red-purple, corolla length: 0.6 cm, number of stamens: 10, fruit type: liquid fruit, fruit shape: ovoid-globose, fruit diameter: 0.6 cm, fruit color Fruit color: purple-black.