Vaccinium reticulatum (Ericaceae)

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Vaccinium reticulatum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vaccinium reticulatum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Vaccinium reticulatum information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Vaccinium reticulatum, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Vaccinium reticulatum
Nomenclatural information about Vaccinium reticulatum is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Cultural uses

Cultivation & propagation

Shrub bears tasty berries (Vaccinium reticulatum; 'ohelo)
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin (http://starbulletin.com)

In the Garden: Ohelo berries make tasty jams and pies
Ohelo (Vaccinium reticulatum), one of the few plants native to Hawaii to produce palatable fruit, is the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 4/20/2007).

Propagation and cultivation of ohelo 
Ohelo propagation by seeds, cuttings, and tissue culture are presented in this publication from the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture.

Images

Vaccinium reticulatum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vaccinium reticulatum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Vaccinium reticulatum images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Vaccinium reticulatum are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.

Vaccinium reticulatum images by Karl Magnacca
Images of Vaccinium reticulatum by Karl Magnacca are available online.

Distribution

Vaccinium reticulatum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vaccinium reticulatum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

In the news

Full-text articles

Propagation and cultivation of ohelo
Zee, Francis, Amy Strauss, and Claire Arakawa. 2008. Propagation and cultivation of ohelo. Cooperative Extension Service, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Fruit and nuts 13. Feb. 2008.

Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values
Gon III, Samuel M. Ohukaniohia. 2008. Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values, by Joseph F. Rock Consulting Botanist, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920; transcribed and annotated by Samuel M. Ohukaniohia Gon III. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6:405-442.

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