Disterigma acuminatum
(Kunth) Nied.
EricaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows at 2,500 m above sea level.
Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A shrub. The leaves are alternate and leathery. The flowers are in groups in the axils of the leaves. The fruit is white and lets light through.
Names & Synonyms
Gualicon, Mortino blanco, Pipisiki, Tirag, Zarzal
Disterigma dendrophilum (Benth.) Nied.Gaylussacia microphylla G. DonMetagonia acuminata (Kunth) Nutt.Vaccinium acuminatum KunthVaccinium dendrophilum Benth.
References (4)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 317
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 35
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 312
