Comarostaphylis arbutoides Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Comarostaphylis

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub. It grows 3 m tall. It can be a small tree 20 m tall. The bark peels off. The leaves are leathery and deep green. They are 5-12 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. The flowers are green-white and in clusters. The fruit are 5-7 mm across. The fruit are red when young and dark purple to black when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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A tropical plant. Once established it is drought tolerant. It grows between 1,350-3,800 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Edible fruits
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Images

Comarostaphylis arbutoides unspecified picture

Distribution

Comarostaphylis arbutoides world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama

Conservation status

Comarostaphylis arbutoides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327660-1
WFO ID wfo-0000615931
COL ID XDPT
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Comarostaphylis arbutoides Comarostaphylis chiriquensis Comarostaphylis sleumeri Arctostaphylos arbutoides Comarostaphylis arbutoides subsp. arbutoides

Lower taxons

Comarostaphylis arbutoides subsp. costaricensis