Ardisia bracteosa
A. DC.
Dense flower ardisia
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Description
A small tree. It grows 6-8 m tall. The trunk is 15 cm aross. The leaves are broadly oval and leathery. They are 6-11 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers are small and have a scent. The flowers are in panicles at the ends of the branches. The fruit are 5-6 mm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. in Jamaica it grows in mountain thickets between 900-1,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Belize, Central America, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, USA, West Indies,
Production
In Jamaica it flowers in November and December and fruits January to March.
Notes
Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.
Synonyms
Ardisia densiflora Krug. & Urb.Ardisia gentlei LundellArdisia sessiliflora LundellArdisia spicigera Donn.Sm.Ardisia tuxpanensis LundellIcacorea spicigera Standl.Myrsine krugii KuntzeTinus bracteosa (A. DC.) Kuntze
Also Known As
Guastomate
References (2)
- Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.WDT.QC.ca) (As Ardisia densiflora)
- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793 (As Ardisia densiflora)
