The genus Agapetes D.Don ex G.Don distributed from E Himalayas through SW China and Indochina. There are ca 80 species and 12 species and 3 varieties have been recorded from Thailand. This genus is related to the genus Vaccinium L. Unstatified distinquist key characters to seperate from the genus Vaccinium are the length of corolla tube, which is usually longer than 1 cm long, usually red or pink, rarely whitish and with tubular or sub-tubular, or campanulate with long triangular-linear lobes.
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