Pubescent cavendishia
Cavendishia pubescens

Family: Ericaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 7 m tall. The trunk is 20 cm across. There are many branches. Leaves and new branches are hairy. The leaves are simple and alternate or in spirals. They are oblong to swrord shaped and 12-30 cm long by 3-12 cm wide. They are rounded at the base and taper to the tip. The upper surface is dark green and shiny and they are pale underneath. The flowering shoots are 7.5 cm long and the flowers are in clusters. They are large and tube shaped. The fruit is an oblong berry 1-1.2 cm across. They are dark purple when ripe.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary forests between 1,600-3,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Central America, Columbia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Camaron, Camarona, Manzana, Manzanito, Uva de monte, Uvita, Uvito de monte, Uvito noble

Synonyms

Cavendishia pubescens var. boliviensis Hoerold; Chupalon pubescens (Kunth) Kuntze; Proclesia pubescens (Kunth) Klotzsch; Thibaudia cinnamomifolia Willd. ex Walp.; Thibaudia oblongifolia J.Rémy; Thibaudia pubescens Kunth; Thibaudia septemnervia Willd. ex Walp.;