Clidemia dependens

D.Don.

Dependent-spiked Clidemia

MelastomataceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Peru, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A shrub. The leaves are narrowly oval and wavy along the edge. They taper to the tip. They are hairy on both surfaces. The flower spikes are at the ends of branches and droop.

Names & Synonyms

Melastoma dependens Pav.

What to Eat

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