Cavendishia adenophora
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Description
A shrub. It grows in the soil or attached to other plants. It grows 2 m tall. The branches are long and straggling. The leaves are stiff, leathery and shiny green. The flowers are in large heads and have violet to blue bracts. The flowers have a strong scent.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible and sold in local markets.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,000-2,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Colombia*, South America,
Other Information
Fruit are sold in markets.
Also Known As
Quereme, Quereme rosa, Uvito
References (4)
- 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 199
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 35
- Luteyn, J. L., 1983, Ericaceae: Part I. Cavendishia: Flora Neotropica, Vol. 35, Ericaceae: Part I. Cavendishia. pp. 1-289
