Macleania rupestris
(Kunth) A.C.Sm.
Ericaceae
Macleania attenuate B.Fedtsch. & Basil.
Macleania ecuadorensis Hoerold
Macleania elliptica Hoerold
Macleania euryphylla S.F.Blake
Macleania pilgeriana Hoerold
Macleania punctata puberula Danguy & Cherm.
Macleania reducta A.C.Sm.
Macleania sodiroi Hoerold
Macleania trianae Hoerold
Psammisia alpicola Klotzsch
Psammisia rupestris (Kunth) Klotzsch
Thibaudia rupestris Kunth
Common Name: Uva Camarona
Flowering plant, growing in native habitat in Colombia.
Photograph by: Xemenendura
General Information
Uva camarona is an epiphytic or terrestrial shrub, growing from 0.6 - 2 metres tall, often with climbing branches up to 6 metres long[
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
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- Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P.
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- http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/
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- Description
- A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses.
]. Rarely, the plant adopts the habit of a small tree[
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
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- Author
- Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P.
- Website
- http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses.
]. The plant often has a basal lignotuber up to 1 metre in diameter[
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
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- 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 edible fruit is much appreciated by local people[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- 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.
]. It is gathered from the wild, and the plant is sometimes also cultivated for these fruits, which are sold in local markets[
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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.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
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- Author
- Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P.
- Website
- http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses.
Range
S. America - Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, through Central America to Nicaragua.
Habitat
Lower montane dry forest, premontane dry and wet forest, montane moist, wet and rainforest, subalpine rainforest, Polylepis forest, to humid páramo, at elevations of 2,000 - 4,267 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 | |
Medicinal Rating | |
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Shrub |
Height | 2.00 m |
Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked[
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 soft, delicate, juicy pulp has a sweet, agreeable flavour[
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 can be sweet or insipid[
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 round fruit is about 1cm in diameter[
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.
].
Medicinal
The fruit is eaten fresh in the treatment of lung trouble[
376- Title
- Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae
- Publication
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- 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.
]. A decoction of the fruit is used for the treatment of nerves[
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 leaves are used as a hot poultice on bruises[
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.
].
Other Uses
The wood is used for fuel[
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.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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