Thibaudia parvifolia
(Benth.) Hoerold
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Description
A tropical shrub in the Ericaceae family that grows at high elevations between 3,000–4,000 m above sea level, producing violet to black berries.
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Edible Uses
The fruit (berries) are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 3,000-4,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, South America,
Synonyms
Ceratostema parvifolium Benth.Eurygania parvifolia (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f.Pellegrinia parvifolia (Benth.) Sleumer
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 867
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- 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 315
