Vaccinium bracteatum

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Vaccinieae
Genus: Vaccinium
Sectio: V. sect. Bracteata
Species: Vaccinium bracteatum
Subspecies: V. b. var. chinense – V. b. var. obovatum – V. b. var. rubellum – V. b. var. thysanocalyx –
Name

Vaccinium bracteatum Thunb.
Synonyms

Acosta spicata Lour.
Agapetes acosta (Raeusch.) Dun.
Epigynium acosta (Raeusch.) Klotzsch
Epigynium malaccense Klotzsch.
Pieris coreana H.Lév.
Pieris divaricata H.Lév.
Pieris fauriei H.Lév.
Pieris lucida H.Lév.
Pieris ovalifolia var. denticulata H.Lév.
Pieris sinensis Sweet
Vaccinium acosta Raeusch.
Vaccinium bracteatum var. longitubum Hayata
Vaccinium cambodianum Dop
Vaccinium donianum Miq.
Vaccinium donianum var. ellipticum Miq.
Vaccinium idsuroei Franch. & Sav.
Vaccinium malaccense Wight
Vaccinium orientale Sw.
Vaccinium pubicarpum Ridl.
Vaccinium siamense Fletcher
Vaccinium spicatum (Lour.) Poir.
Vaccinium taquetii Leveille

References

Thunberg, C.P. 1784. Flora japonica sistens plantas insularum japonicarum secundum systema sexuale emendatum redactas ad XX classes, ordines, genera et species ... : cum ... 39 iconibus adiectis. BHL Reference page. : 156.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Vaccinium bracteatum. Published online. Accessed: Sep 27 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Vaccinium bracteatum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Sep 27.
Tropicos.org 2017. Vaccinium bracteatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 27 Sep 2017.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vaccinium bracteatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: Oriental Blueberry
日本語: シャシャンボ
한국어: 모새나무
中文: 乌稔树 南烛

Vaccinium bracteatum, the sea bilberry or Asiatic bilberry, is a species of Vaccinium native to Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, southeast and south central China, Hainan, Taiwan, mainland Southeast Asia, Java, and Sumatra.[2] It is a small tree or large shrub, with dark purple edible fruit. It is in semi-cultivation in China. Local people collect and consume the fruit, and in addition extract a bluish-violet dye from the leaves, which is used as a hair dye, for coloring vinegar, and in cooking. The dye turns black when cooked with rice, providing culinary interest.[3][4]
Varieties

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

Vaccinium bracteatum var. chinense (Champ. ex Benth.) Chun ex Sleumer
Vaccinium bracteatum var. obovatum C.Y.Wu & R.C.Fang
Vaccinium bracteatum var. rubellum P.S.Hsu, J.X.Qiu, S.F.Huang & Y.Zhang
Vaccinium bracteatum var. thysanocalyx (Dop) Smitinand & P.H.Hô

References

J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg. ed. 14: 363 (1784)
"Vaccinium bracteatum Thunb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
Lian, Weijia; Fan, Mingcong; Li, Tingting; Zhang, Xuetong; Rao, Zhiming; Li, Yan; Qian, Haifeng; Zhang, Hui; Qi, Xiguang; Wang, Li (2019). "A novel green synthesis approach for natural bluish-violet pigments derived from water extracts of Vaccinium bracteatum Thunb. Leaves". Industrial Crops and Products. 142: 111862. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111862.
Jiang, Li; Xu, Qi-Xin; Qiao, Mu; Ma, Fei-Fei; Thakur, Kiran; Wei, Zhao-Jun (2017). "Effect of superfine grinding on properties of Vaccinium bracteatum Thunb leaves powder". Food Science and Biotechnology. 26 (6): 1571–1578. doi:10.1007/s10068-017-0126-y. PMC 6049701. PMID 30263694.