Cavendishia bracteata
(Ruiz & Pav. ex J. St.-Hil.) Hoerold
Bracteate cavendishia
EricaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The berries are eaten raw and used in jams.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Costa Rica it grows between about 800-3,000 m altitude. In Hobart Botanical gardens (As Cavendishia acuminata)
Andes, Australia, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Peru, South America, Tasmania, Venezuela,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A shrub. It may grow in the soil or can grow attached to other plants. It grows 3 m tall. It can be a climber. The leaf blades are 12 cm long. They narrow to the tip. There are usually 5-7 major veins from the base. The young leaves are coppery purple. They become green and leathery. There are about 20 flowers in a cluster. They are tube shaped. They have a pink bract about 3.5 cm long around them. The fruit is a berry about 1 cm across. The fruit are edible.
Production
Flowers form at any time of the year.
Names & Synonyms
Anizo, Arrayan, Boton-boton, Cacaguito, Chaki lulun, Clavel georgino, Cobetilla, Colmillo, Flora de montana, Gaulicon, Hualicon, Iquilan, Joyapa, Loco lucuna, Madra selva, Maichcha, Maycha, Motilon, Mozgal Mununo, Muyana, Pipino-ccora, Puchato, Pucsato, Salapa, Shash, Uvo, Yew-ya-may, Zagala, Zagalita, Zagalito, Zarcillejo
Cavendishia acuminata (Hook.) Hemsl.Cavendishia beckmanniana HoeroldCavendishia benthamiana (Klotzsch) HoeroldCavendishia campii A.C.Sm.Cavendishia chiapensis BrandegeeCavendishia cordata (Klotzsch) HoeroldCavendishia cordifolia (Kunth) HoeroldCavendishia costaricensis HoeroldCavendishia crassifolia (Benth.) Hemsl.Cavendishia dichroa A.C.Sm.Cavendishia dugandiana A.C.Sm.Cavendishia durifolia A.C.Sm.Cavendishia gracilis A.C.Sm.Cavendishia guatemalensis Loes.Cavendishia guatemalensis var. chiapensis (Brandegee) L.O.WilliamsCavendishia hartwegiana (Klotzsch) HoeroldCavendishia hendersoni (Regel) HoeroldCavendishia hoffmannii HoeroldCavendishia killipii A.C.Sm.Cavendishia latifolia Hemsl.Cavendishia lehmannii HoeroldCavendishia melastomoides (Kunth) HoeroldCavendishia miconioides A.C.Sm.Cavendishia montana A.C.Sm.Cavendishia peruviana HoeroldCavendishia pilgeriana HoeroldCavendishia pseudopubescens (Klotzsch) HoeroldCavendishia pubescens var. microphylla HoeroldCavendishia rigidifolia A.C.Sm.Cavendishia sandemanii A.C.Sm.Cavendishia scabriuscula (Kunth) HoeroldCavendishia secundiflora HoeroldCavendishia sillarensis HerzogCavendishia skutchii A.C.Sm.Cavendishia smithii HoeroldCavendishia tubiflora A. C. Sm. ex Cuatrecand others
Cavendishia splendens (Klotzsch) HoeroldCavendishia strobilifera (Kunth) HoeroldCavendishia tolimensis Cuatrec.Cavendishia tubiflora A.C.Sm.Cavendishia ulbrichiana HoeroldCavendishia ulei HoeroldCavendishia veraguensis (Klotzsch) Hemsl.Cavendishia warszewiczii (Klotzsch) Hemsl.Chupalon acuminatum (Hook.) KuntzeChupalon benthamianum (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon bracteatum (Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.) KuntzeChupalon cordatum (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon cordifolium (Kunth) KuntzeChupalon crassifolium (Benth.) KuntzeChupalon hartwegianum (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon latifolium (Hemsl.) KuntzeChupalon pseudopubescens (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon scabriusculum (Kunth) KuntzeChupalon splendens (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon strobiliferum (Kunth) KuntzeChupalon veraguense (Klotzsch) KuntzeChupalon warszewiczii (Klotzsch) KuntzePolyboea crassifolia (Benth.) KlotzschPolyboea velutina Griseb.Proclesia acuminata (Hook.) KlotzschProclesia benthamiana KlotzschProclesia bracteata (Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.) KlotzschProclesia cordata KlotzschProclesia cordifolia (Kunth) KlotzschProclesia hartwegiana KlotzschProclesia melastomoides (Kunth) KlotzschProclesia pseudo-pubescens KlotzschProclesia scabriuscula (Kunth) Klotzsch
Proclesia splendens Klotzsch
Proclesia strobilifera (Kunth) KlotzschProclesia veraguensis Klotzsch
Proclesia warszewiczii Klotzsch
Thibaudia acuminata Dunal
Thibaudia acuminata Hook.
Thibaudia bracteata Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.Thibaudia cordifolia Kunth
Thibaudia crassifolia Benth.
Thibaudia hendersoni Regel
Thibaudia hookeri Walp.
Thibaudia melastomoides Kunth
Thibaudia mexicana M.Martens & GaleottiThibaudia pubescens var. parvifolia Benth.Thibaudia scabriuscula Kunth
Thibaudia strobilifera Kunth
References (13)
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