Stylogyne turbacensis subsp. laevis
(Oerst.) Ricketson & Pipoly
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows from 1-10 m tall. It can be taller. The leaves are 6-25 cm long by 3-16 cm wide. The fruit are 4-6 mm across.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 600 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, South America, St Lucia, Venezuela, West Indies,
Synonyms
Ardisia guatemalensis MezArdisia laevis Oerst.Ardisia ramiflora Oerst.Stylogyne standleyi LundellTinus laevis (Oerst.) Kuntzeand others
References (1)
- 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 86 (As Ardisia guadalupensis)
