Cavendishia tarapotana var. gilgiana

(Meisner) Benth. & Hook., (Hoerold) Leyton

Espelma

Ericaceae Edible: Fruit 81 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub. It grows in soil and also attaches to other plants. The branches can be 5-9 m long and can be climbing. The leaves are oval and 9-15 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. They are rounded at the base and taper to a short tip. The flowering shoots can have 5-6 flowers. They are white with a red band at the constricted throat. The fruit is a berry 13 mm across.

Edible Uses

The berries are edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain rainforest between 1,100-1,900 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,

Synonyms

Cavendishia gilgiana Hoerold

Also Known As

Uva

References (4)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 111
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 200
Luteyn, J. L., 1983, Ericaceae: Part I. Cavendishia: Flora Neotropica, Vol. 35, Ericaceae: Part I. Cavendishia. pp. 1-289
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