Vaccinium meridionale Sw.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 0.5-4 m tall. The leaves are alternate and 1.3-3 cm long by 0.4-1.2 cm wide. The fruit are red berries. They are 6-8 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Thickets and woodland margins on steep rocky banks at elevations from 900-2,200 metres.
More
A tropical plant. It grows between 2,700-3,400 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are used to make jelly and in pies and tarts.
Uses food
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Vaccinium meridionale unspecified picture

Distribution

Vaccinium meridionale world distribution map, present in Colombia, Jamaica, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:859020-1
WFO ID wfo-0000422197
COL ID 7F77S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Vaccinium meridionale Vaccinium caracasanum Metagonia meridionalis