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Agapetes serpens

Botanic Family

Ericaceae

Author

(Wight) Sleumer

Propagation

A.C.S.

Common Names

• Khursani (Nepali)
• Kimbutan (Lepcha)
• Wu chi mei (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bhutan
• Xizang- China
• N. Assam - India
• Nepal

Natural Habitats

• Forest. Edible fruit. Shade. Epiphytic scrambler

Flowering Times

• Feb-Jun Late Winter to Spring May-Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul to Aug May-Nov (China)

Scandent, procumbent or erect shrub, hemi-epiphytic or hemiepipetric. Glabrous coriaceous leaves to 24mm x 12mm. Axillary fascicles of solitary or paired flowers, 28mm red to crimson flower with zigzag bands, 5-winged calyx, corolla to 35mm long, glabrous inside. Creamy yellow form known. Fruit a 5-winged berry to 6mm diameter.

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Beckett 1990
• Huxley 1992
• P & R 1997
• Manandhar 2002
• RHS A-Z
• FOC
• Calcutta Journal
• The Plant List 2