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General Information

Vaccinium calycinum is an erect, deciduous shrub growing 1 - 5 metres tall[]. Usually terrestrial, though it is sometimes found growing as an epiphyte[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Pacific - Hawaii.

Habitat

Wet forests and bogs at elevations from 500 - 1,800 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Habit	Deciduous Shrub
Height	3.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit[]. Insipid[]. The bitter-tasting fruits are added in small quantities to the fruits of Vaccinium reticulatum before cooking in order to impart a special flavour to them[]. The bright red berries are 9 - 15mm in diameter, containing numerous, small seeds[].

Medicinal

To treat stomach pains, the leaf buds, leaves and fruit are combined with the leaf buds and leaves of Canavalia cathartica or Dioclea wilsonii; the leaf buds, leaves, and fruit of Rumex spp.; the root of Curcuma longa; coconut (Cocos nucifera); and white sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) by pounding into a mash[]. The mixture is strained with Cyperus javanicus and drunk once in the morning and again in the evening[].

Other Uses

The new leaves, fruit and flowers are used in making leis[].

Propagation

Seed -

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