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Ericaceae FAMILY

Vaccinium littoreum

Vaccinium littoreum

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vaccinium littoreum is a large, evergreen, usually terrestrial shrub or small tree, though it is sometimes found growing as an epiphyte in other trees[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. It usually grows 1 - 4 metres tall, exceptionally to 10 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local consumption. The wood is also used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatForests near the seashore; epiphytic in mossy forests; usually found on sandy or peaty soil, but also known from rather dry limestone rocks or slopes and near solfataras or chalk tuff terraces, at elevations from near sea level to 2,400 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].