Gaultheria vaccinoides
Griseb. ex Wedd.
Ericaceae Edible: Fruit
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A shrub in the Ericaceae family found in tropical regions at elevations between 2,000–4,500 m.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 2,000-4,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Gaultheria barosmoides RusbyGaultheria saxicola Wedd.Gaultheria vaccinioides va. humilis Wedd.
References (3)
- 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 384
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 312
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
