Vaccinium japonicum is an Asian species of deciduous flowering shrub.
Taxonomy This species was once considered a subspecies of the North American species, Vaccinium erythrocarpum, but it has since been split to a full species.
Vaccinium japonicum has the following accepted subspecies: Vaccinium japonicum var. japonicum – south Korea, Japan Vaccinium japonicum var. lasiostemon Hayata – Taiwan Vaccinium japonicum var. sinicum (Nakai) Rehder – central and southern mainland China
Distribution and habitat The species is native to Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and parts of China.
It is specifically found in the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang. They are typically found in forests and thickets within alpine areas at altitudes of .
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