Macleania benthamiana Walp.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Macleania

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2-5 m tall. The stems can arise from a woody, tuberous rootstock. This is 30-50 cm across. The fruit are round and 1 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in cloud forests between 2,500-3,500 m above sea level.
More
Montane cloud forest to subpáramo and páramo at elevations of 2,530-3,500 metres.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw. They are also used for pickles.
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Edible fruits
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Macleania benthamiana world distribution map, present in Ecuador and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:858500-1
WFO ID wfo-0001047182
COL ID 3WZLK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Macleania benthamiana Macleania popenoei Macleania multibracteata