Disterigma acuminatum
(Kunth) Nied.
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Description
A shrub. The leaves are alternate and leathery. The flowers are in groups in the axils of the leaves. The fruit is white and lets light through.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows at 2,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Disterigma dendrophilum (Benth.) Nied.Gaylussacia microphylla G. DonMetagonia acuminata (Kunth) Nutt.Vaccinium acuminatum KunthVaccinium dendrophilum Benth.
Also Known As
Gualicon, Mortino blanco, Pipisiki, Tirag, Zarzal
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 317
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 35
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 312
