Gaultheria longibracteolata
R. C. Fang
Ericaceae Edible: Fruit
gbif· cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Description
A shrub. It grows 0.7-2.4 m tall. The twigs are angled. They are brown and hairy. The leaves are scattered. The leaves are narrowly oval and 2.5-6 cm long by 1.4-3 cm wide. The fruit is a capsule 4-6 mm across.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Production
In Yunnan plants flower June to July and fruit August to October.
References (1)
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56
