Vaccinium ovalifolium
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644043e393abd959808215 |
| Scientific name | Vaccinium ovalifolium |
| Authority | Sm. |
| First published in | Cycl. 36: n.º 2 (1817) |
Description Top
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Vaccinium ovalifolium, also known as Alaska blueberry, is a plant in the heath family that has three varieties and is commonly found in northern regions. It is a spreading shrub that can grow up to 5 feet tall and produces small pink urn-shaped flowers and dark blue berries. The original variety is found in North America and Asia, while the other two varieties are only found in Japan and Russia. This plant has various uses, including being used in jams, jellies, and liqueurs, as well as for making dyes. It is also an important food source for grazing animals in the winter and provides nectar for hummingbirds in the summer. Its bark and twigs have different colors, with older bark being greyish and twigs being brown, yellow, or reddish.
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | alaska blueberry |
| English | early blueberry |
| English | oval-leaf blueberry |
| English | oval-leaved blueberry |
| Arabic | وكب اليابان |
| French | airelle bleue |
| French | airelle à feuilles ovées |
| French | airelle de l’alaska |
| Hungarian | alaszkai vad áfonya, vad alaszkai fekete áfonya, alaszkai kékáfonya, |
| Hungarian | alaszkai áfonya |
| Japanese | クロウスゴ |
| Chinese | 阿拉斯加蓝莓 |
| Chinese | 阿拉斯加藍莓 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
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Russian Far East
- Kamchatka
- Khabarovsk
- Kuril Islands
- Sakhalin
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Eastern Asia
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Northern America click to expand
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Eastern Canada
- Labrador
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Québec
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North-central U.S.A.
- South Dakota
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Northeastern U.S.A.
- Michigan
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Northwestern U.S.A.
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Washington
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Subarctic America
- Alaska
- Aleutian Islands
- Yukon
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Western Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
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Eastern Canada
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001047101 |
| Canadensys | 5575 |
| USDA Plants | VAOV |
| Tropicos | 12300675 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317273-2 |
| The Plant List | tro-12300675 |
| Plantarium | 39782 |
| PFAF | Vaccinium ovalifolium |
| Open Tree Of Life | 349213 |
| Observations.org | 136989 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 190544 |
| Nature Serve | 2.145179 |
| IPNI | 317273-2 |
| iNaturalist | 63820 |
| GBIF | 2882894 |
| Freebase | /m/047r_86 |
| FEIS | plants/shrub/vacovl |
| EPPO | VACOF |
| EOL | 583635 |
| Elurikkus | 8107 |
| USDA GRIN | 41045 |
| Wikipedia | Vaccinium_ovalifolium |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids | |||||
| p-Coumaric acid | 637542 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)O)O | 164.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/JF0307595 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O | 302.23 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-0029-5 https://doi.org/10.1021/JF0307595 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 5378597 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-0029-5 |
| 3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromen-4-one | 12308704 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O | 434.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-0029-5 |
| Avicularin | 5490064 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O | 434.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-0029-5 |
| Guaijaverin | 5481224 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O | 434.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-0029-5 |
| Hyperoside | 5281643 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-0029-5 |
| Reynoutrin | 5878729 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O | 434.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-008-0029-5 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |