Diplycosia microphylla
(Reinw. ex Blume) Becc.
EricaceaeFruit
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Philippines, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A scrambling shrub. The leaves are small and 12 mm long by 6 mm wide. The flowers are small and bell shaped. There are 2 small leaf like attachments of the flower stalk. The fruit capsule is fleshy.
Names & Synonyms
Gaultheria blumei F. Muell.Vaccinium microphyllum Reinw. ex Blume
References (1)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 230 (As Vaccinium microphyllum)
