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Ericaceae FAMILY

Vaccinium miquelii

Vaccinium miquelii

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vaccinium miquelii is a large, evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 6 metres tall. The bole can be up to 40cm in diameter[ 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 plant is often stunted when growing at higher elevations, whilst there is also a smaller form (var atjehense Sikum) that is sometimes dwarf and creeping[ 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 use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia in Sumatra.
HabitatSummit vegetation, alpine scrub, on rocky or volcanic soils at elevations of 1,700 - 3,400 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 ].