Gaultheria sclerophylla
Cautrec.
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Description
A shrub in the Ericaceae family growing about 1 m tall, with thin bark that develops cracks. It has narrowly oval leaves 4–5 cm long by 1–3 cm wide, flowering shoots in leaf axils bearing 15–20 flowers, and blue-black fruit 1 cm across.
Where It Grows
Fruit,
Other Information
Ericaceae
Notes
A shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The bark is thin and develops cracks along it. The leaves are narrowly oval and 4-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowering shoots are in the axils of leaves and have 15-20 flowers. The fruit are 1 cm across and are blue-black.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Reventadora, Totiadora, Uva camarona
References (4)
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Ramirez, D. L. A., 2010, Las Ericaceas Con Frutos Comestibles del Altiplano Cundiboyacense. Pontificia Univerisidad Javeriana, Bogota.
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
