Miconia lutescens
(Bonpl.) DC.
Tarume, Taruma
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Melastomataceae family, growing in the dry and humid Andes between 1,800–2,800 m above sea level.
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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 in the dry and humid Andes between 1,800-2,800 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Ecuador*, South America,
Also Known As
Taruma
References (3)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 429
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
- Van den Eynden, V., 2004, Use and Management of edible non-crop plants in southern Ecuador. Ph. D. dissertation Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Belgium, 246pp
