Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Gaultheria L. [549]

genus_ja:

genus_en:

# spp.:

pub_year:

accepted: Accepted

Family: Ericaceae

family_ja: ツツジ

Infra familial classification:

distribution_en: E.Asia to NZ, N. to S.America

description_en: Genus of approximately 170 species of evergreen shrubs, some rhizomatous, widely distributed in woodland and open, moist, rocky places in the Himalayas, E. Asia, Australasia, and North, Central, and South America. They are grown for their simple, alternate, usually leathery leaves; for their small, bell- or urn-shaped flowers, 4-7mm (1/8-1/4in) long, borne singly in the leaf axils or in racemes or panicles; and for their fleshy, usually spherical fruits. Suitable for woodland plantings, they can also be grown in a rock garden, a heather garden, or a peat garden or peat bank. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested, except the fruits, which are edible.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to half hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in containers outdoors in a cold frame in autumn. Take semi-ripe cuttings in summer or remove rooted suckers (if produced) in spring.

pests_en: Trouble free.

description_ja:

comment:

comment_ja: シラタマノキ，アカモノ，チェッカーベリー(checkerberry)

type_species:

Phylogenetic definition:

Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

family: