Ericaceae FAMILY
Vaccinium meridionale
Vaccinium meridionale
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vaccinium meridionale varies in habit from an evergreen shrub growing 1 - 4 metres tall to a tree that can be up to 13 metres[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. The fruit is eaten locally, being harvested from the wild.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, Colombia, Venezuela; Caribbean - Jamaica.
HabitatThickets and woodland margins on steep rocky banks at elevations from 900 - 2,200 metres[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ].