Bejaria aestuans

Family: Ericaceae

What it is like

A shrub or tree. It grows 1-15 m tall. The leaves are 2-8 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. There can be 5-14 flowers in a group

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,000-3,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andes, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

The fruit cause dizziness and should only be eaten in small amounts or probably better not eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit, caution

How it is grown

It flowers and fruits throughout the year.

Its other names

Local names

Carbonero, Coyopolin, Encillo, Peosle

Synonyms

Acunna lanceolata Ruiz & Pav.; Acunna lanceolata Cav. ex DC.; Acunna oblonga Ruiz & Pav.; Bejaria antioquiae B.Fedtsch. & Basil. [Illegitimate]; Bejaria boliviensis B.Fedtsch. & Basil.; Bejaria coarctata Bonpl.; Bejaria coarctata Hook. [Illegitimate]; Bejaria densa Planch. ex Herincq; Bejaria discolor Benth.; Bejaria glauca Bonpl.; Bejaria glauca var. coarctata (Humb. & Bonpl.) Mansf. & Sleumer; Bejaria glauca var. glandulosa Mansf. & Sleumer; Bejaria glauca var. glauca; Bejaria glauca var. setosa Mansf. & Sleumer; Bejaria glauca var. tomentella Mansf. & Sleumer; Bejaria guatemalensis Camp; Bejaria hintonii Camp; Bejaria hispida Poepp. & Endl.; Bejaria laevis Benth.; Bejaria lanceolata (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.; Bejaria lanceolata (Ruiz & Pav.) G. Don; Bejaria lindeniana Hérincq; Bejaria mexicana Benth.; Bejaria oblonga (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.; Bejaria parvifolia Rusby; Bejaria pedunculata M.Martens & Galeotti ex Mansf. & Sleumer [Invalid]; Bejaria subserrata B.Fedtsch. & Basil.; Jurgensenia mexicana Turcz.;