Ericaceae FAMILY
Vaccinium myrtoides
Vaccinium myrtoides
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vaccinium myrtoides is a shrub or small tree growing 0.3 - 2 metres tall[ 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 sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatSteep rocky, open and bare slopes, under pine trees in mossy forest undergrowth, summit vegetation, open grassland, on sandy or volcanic soil, locally abundant, at elevations from 1,000 - 3,200 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 ].