Author: | Joseph
Dalton Hooker, 1876 |
Family: |
ERICACEAE |
Origin: |
Assam,
Bangladesh, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, India |
Soil: |
Mosses,
Epiphytic |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
5 Centimetres? |
Height: |
60 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pale - Deep Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Vaccinium obovatum, R. Wight, 1848.
Vaccinium sprengelii Wall.
Thibaudia
obovata, William Griffith, 1848
Epigynium obovatum,
Klotzsch. |
This member of the Ericaceae family was given this name by
Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1876. It is found
in Assam, Bangladesh,
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Khasi of India, growing around 2100 metres
height as an epiphyte with
some water and some sun. The caudex might grow to five
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 60 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are pale to deep red.
The genera name from 'agapétos' meaning 'lovely', referring to the
flower. The species name means 'upside-down egg-shaped'. |