Macleania benthamiana

Botanical Description

Macleania benthamiana is a shrub growing 2 - 5 metres tall[ 376 Title Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae Publication Author Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P. Website http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses. ]. The branches are sometimes sprawling or spreading, sometimes arising from a woody, tuberous rootstock 30 - 50cm in diameter[ 376 Title Neotropical Blueberries - The Plant Family Ericaceae Publication Author Luteyn. J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa. P. Website http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very comprehensive on-line guide to the Ericaceae of tropical America, giving full botanical descriptions, often with details of plant uses. ]. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local consumption[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ]. It is sometimes sold in local markets[[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].