Ceratostema grandiflorum
Ruiz & Pav.
Ericaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tall evergreen shrub. The branches and fruit stalks have a downy covering. The leaves are oval to sword shaped. They are about 4 cm long. The fruit are berries. This may now be a synonym of Pellegrinia grandiflora (Ruiz & Pav. ex G. Don) Sleumer.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Andes, Peru, South America,
Notes
Also put in the family Vacciniaceae.
References (1)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 180
