9. Agapetes odontocera (Wight) J.D. Hooker ERICACEAE

This subtropical relation of the blaeberry (or blueberry) comes from the Khasia Hills in the Indian State of Meghalaya, where it was discovered by William Griffith in the 1830s. This collection was made in the same hills, 140 years later, by David Chamberlain, a rhododendron expert working at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Its beautifully marked, waxy flowers are described as ‘cauliflorous’, being borne directly on old woody stems. The plant was first described by the East India Company surgeon Robert Wight in the genus Vaccinium; and the specific name ‘odontocera’ refers to the toothed, horn-shaped extensions to the anthers.

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    RBGE Living Collections Accession Factsheet
    Accession Number:19751313
    Scientific Name:Agapetes odontocera (Wight) Hook.f.
    Family:Ericaceae
    Genus:Agapetes
    Epithet:odontocera
    Collector:Chamberlain, David F.
    Year:1975
    Origin:India, Bangladesh & Pakistan:Meghalaya:Kum Kyllong
    Elevation:1,800m
    Plant:19751313C
    Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
    Plant:19751313D
    Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
    Plant:19751313B
    Location:/Living Collections/Inverleith/P30
    Plant:19751313A
    Location:/Living Collections/Inverleith/G63/0350
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