Vallesia glabra Link

Pearlberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Vallesia

Characteristics

A shrub. The flowers are white. The fruit are white and let the light through.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 6.0
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Environment

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fully ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Uses food material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Eye (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Measles (unspecified), Ophthalmia (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Vallesia glabra unspecified picture

Distribution

Vallesia glabra world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, and United States of America

Conservation status

Vallesia glabra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82668-1
WFO ID wfo-0000330962
COL ID 7FDJ3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rauvolfia glabra Vallesia chiococcoides Vallesia cymbifolia Vallesia dichotoma Vallesia glabra Vallesia inedita Vallesia punctata Vallesia glabra var. glabra