Disterigma alaternoides
(Kunth) Nied.
Ericaceae
Disterigma popenoei S.F.Blake
Metagonia alaternoides (Kunth) Nutt.
Vacciniopsis tetramera Rusby
Vaccinium alaternoides Kunth
Common Name:
Showing the red new growth
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Fruiting branch
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Fruiting plant
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General Information
Disterigma alaternoides can be a terrestrial or an epiphytic shrub, growing up to 4 metres tall[
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
-
- Author
- Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P.
- Website
- http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses.
].
The fruit is gathered from the wild for local use, and is sometimes sold in local markets in Ecuador[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
-
- Author
- Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P.
- Website
- http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses.
Range
Western S. America - Bolivia and Peru, north to Panama in Central America.
Habitat
Premontane wet forest, montane moist, wet and rainforest, scrub vegetation, and subpáramo to páramo vegetation, mainly at elevations of 2,400 - 3400 metres, but found as low as 1,600 metres and up to 3,900 metres[
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
-
- Author
- Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P.
- Website
- http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 4.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of higher elevations in the moist tropics[
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
-
- Author
- Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P.
- Website
- http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
-
- Author
- Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P.
- Website
- http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses.
]. Soft, juicy, pulpy and acidulous[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. The fruit varies in colour, and can be translucent white or translucent pinkish, reddish-purple, or wine-red[
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
-
- Author
- Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P.
- Website
- http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses.
]. It is up to 10mm in diameter[
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
-
- Author
- Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P.
- Website
- http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
