Mortiño facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mortiño |
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Vaccinium
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floribundum
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Synonymy
Epigynium floribundum Klotzsch
Metagonia marginata (Dunal) Nutt. Vaccinium crenulatum Dunal Vaccinium dasygynum S.F. Blake Vaccinium leiandrum S.F.Blake Vaccinium marginatum Dunal Vaccinium moritzianum Klotzsch Vaccinium mortinia Benth. Vaccinium polystachyum Benth. Vaccinium ramosissimum Dunal Vaccinium tatei Rusby Vaccinium thymifolium Klotzsch |
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Vaccinium floribundum, commonly known as mortiño or Andean blueberry, is a slender shrub that grows in the northern Andes in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela at elevations from 1,800 to 3,800 metres (5,900 to 12,500 ft). It can reach 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) high or it can be dwarf and prostrate. The plant produces an edible fruit, a round berry that is bluish black and glaucous, that is collected and eaten raw and used in preserves. It is sold at some markets and is used for a dish celebrating the Day of the Dead along with spices and other chopped fruits.
See also
In Spanish: Vaccinium floribundum para niños
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