Cavendishia nobilis var. capitata (Benth.) Luteyn

Variety

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Characteristics

A shrub. It grows attached to other plants. It grows 4 m tall. The branches are angled. The leaves are oblong and 13-20 cm long by 5-10 cm wide. The base is rounded and it tapers to the tip. The flowering shoots have 8-10 flowers. The fruit is about 1 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the humid eastern Andes between 1,600-3,000 m above sea level.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Cavendishia nobilis var. capitata world distribution map, present in Ecuador

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:921918-1
WFO ID wfo-0000591413
COL ID 7LGPT
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Synonyms

Cavendishia capitata Chupalon capitatum Thibaudia capitata Proclesia capitata Cavendishia nobilis var. capitata