Agapetes (beloved, i.e. showy, plant) is a main component of the upper mountain cloud forest in the Himalayas and Aceh mountains.Kingdom: Plantae(unranked): Angiosperms(unranked): Eudicots(unranked): AsteridsOrder: Ericales (Heidekrautartige)Family: Ericaceae (heath or heather family, Heidekrautgewchse)Subfamily: Vaccinioideae ARNOTTTribus: Vaccinieae (Blueberry tribe)Genus:
Agapetes G.DON, 1834[det. Tony Rodd, 2012, based on photos]original description:
www.botanicus.org/page/342438scientific info:
www.amjbot.org/content/89/2/327.fullIndonesia, N-Sumatra, Aceh: Mt. Leuser NP (E-slope of Mt. Kemiri), ca. 2900-3200m asl., 16.04.2009IMG_4935