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Macleania pentaptera, also known as gualicón or hualicón, is a species of tropical plant endemic to Ecuador.
It occurs in montane forests of Ecuador at elevations of 150–2100(–4000) m above sea level.
It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant, but it is rare in cultivation. The very sweet and pleasant fruit is edible.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Macleania pentaptera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
