Gaultheria miqueliana Takeda [Ericaceae]
Shiratamanoki (シラタマノキ, 白玉ノ木)
Lifeform: evergreen shrub
Distribution: northern Japan
Habitat: coniferous and/or subalpine thickets
Fruit flavor: salicylic acid and sweety
Synonyms
Gaultheria pyroloides auct. non Hook. f et Thomson ex Miq.
Gaultheria miqueliana on Mount Koma
[Left] A shrub patch. [Right] close-up of flowers. Near a permanent plot to measure temporal vegetation changes on July 9 2009.
References
- Flora on Mount Koma
- Gaultheria adenothrix
- Uesaka, S. & Tsuyuzaki, S. 2004. Differential establishment and survival of species in deciduous and evergreen shrub patches and on bare ground, Mt. Koma, Hokkaido, Japan. Plant Ecology 175: 165-177