Ardisia esculenta
Pav. ex A. DC.
Primulaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Primulaceae family growing at low and mid elevations in Peru.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows at low and mid elevations in Peru.
Where It Grows
Andes, Peru, South America,
Notes
There are about 250-300 Ardisia species. They are mainly in the tropics. Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.
Synonyms
Tinus esculenta (Pav. ex A. DC.) Kuntze
References (2)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 70
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 85
