Vaccinium miquelii

Boerl.

Pandjang umur

Ericaceae Edible: Fruit 3 iNaturalist observations

Has a deadly poisonous lookalike — see comparison below

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Description

A large shrub. It grows 6 m high. The leaves are narrowly oval and 1-2 cm long by 0.4-0.8 cm wide. The flowers are bright red. The fruit is a berry 4-5 mm across. It is bluish-black with a hairy covering.

Edible Uses

Fruit. Juicy. The globular fruit, which turns dark blue-blackish when fully ripe, is 4 - 5mm in diameter.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It rows in scrub forests on ridges between 1,700-3,400 m altitude.

Where It Grows

Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia,

Production

It flowers all year round.

Dangerous Lookalikes

This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.

DEADLY

Deadly Nightshade

Atropa belladonna

Joan Simon from Barcelona, España

Safe

Pandjang umur

Vaccinium miquelii

Deadly Nightshade: Tall herbaceous plant (1-2m), single shiny black cherry-sized berries, star-shaped calyx, large oval leaves, sweet but dangerous taste.

Pandjang umur: Low woody shrub, berries in clusters with crown/remnant calyx ring, sweet taste.