Erect wintergreen
Gaultheria erecta

Family: Ericaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It can be erect or arch over. It grows 0.5-3 m or more tall. It can have a white coating and be rusty coloured at the base. The leaves are oval and 5-11 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. There are small teeth along the edge. The fruit are 7-12 mm across.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 1,000-3,500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andes, Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Peru, South America (country/location of origin), Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ajate'es, An-dzits, Arrayar, Axocopa, Cacaito, Huevito de gallina, Lala de encino, Macha macha, Melotera, Monte blanco, Monte pespita, Mortino, Mullaca, Note negro, Pachin, Papacusa, Pasas, Pejoa, Pejua macho, Pesgua, Persgua, Pesjua, Quemadero, Tzobet, Urbalai, Uva, Yana sara

Synonyms

Brossaea bracteata (Cav.) Kuntze; Brossaea bracteata var. brevifolia Kuntze; Brossaea bracteata var. cordifolia (Kunth) Kuntze; Brossaea bracteata var. odorata (Kunth) Kuntze; Brossaea erecta (Vent.) Kuntze; Brosasea formosa (J.Rémy) Kuntze; Brossaea hirtiflora (Benth.) Kuntze; Brossaea loxensis (Benth.) Kuntze; Brossaea odorata (Kunth) Kuntze Brosasea roraimae (Klotzsch ex ;Meisn.) Kuntze ; Brossaea scabra (Willd.) Kuntze; Brossaea trichocalycina (DC.) Kuntze; Brossaea vestita (Benth.) Kuntze; Gaultheria antioquiensis A. C. Sm.; Gaultheria apiculata Sleumer; Gaultheria coccinea Kunth; Gaultheria conzattii Camp var. conzattii; Gaultheria conzattii var. mijorum Camp; Gaultheria cordata M.Martens & Galeotti; Gaultheria cordifolia Kunth; Gaultheria cordifrons Sleumer; Gaultheria costaricensis (Donn.Sm.) Small; Gaultheria cumingii Sleumer; Gaultheria donnellii Sleumer; Gaultheria fendleri Rusby; Gaultheria formosa J.Rémy; Gaultheria glandulifera B.Fedtsch. & Basil.; Gaultheria glandulifera Small; Gaultheria glandulosissima Sleumer; Gaultheria hartwegiana Klotzsch ex Loes.; Gaultheria hidalgensis Loes.; Gaultheria hirtiflora Benth.; Gaultheria jelskii Szyszyl.; Gaultheria lancifolia Small; Gaultheria lancifolia var. dulcis Camp; Gaultheria lepida A.C.Sm.; Gaultheria longipes Small; Gaultheria loxensis Benth.; Gaultheria meridensis A. C. Sm.; Gaultheria montana Brandegee; Gaultheria odorata Bredem. ex Willd.; Gaultheria odorata Kunth; Gaultheria odorata var. costaricensis Donn.Sm.; Gaultheria odorata var. leiocalyx Meisn.; Gaultheria odorata var. mexicana DC.; Gaultheria opaca Sleumer; Gaultheria ornata A.C.Sm.; Gaultheria parvifolia Small; Gaultheria pennellii A.C.Sm.; Gaultheria pilosa G.Fedtsch. & Basil.; Gaultheria poasana Sleumer; Gaultheria regia Sleumer; Gaultheria roraimae Klotzsch ex Meisn.; Gaultheria saltensis Sleumer; Gaultheria scabra Willd.; Gaultheria schiedeana Sleumer; Gaultheria subrotunda Sleumer; Gaultheria tacanensis Camp; Gaultheria tatei A.C.Sm.; Gaultheria tetriches Rusby Gaultheria trichocalycina DC.; Gaultheria vegasana A.C.Sm.; Gaultheria vestita Benth.; Gaultheria weberbaueriana Sleumer;