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Ugni candollei

Ugni candollei
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
SC. Chile
Climate
temperate

About

Ugni candollei is a species of shrub, 80 cm in height, with white, 5-petal flowers, endemic to Chile. Its fruit is edible, and is used by natives to make a chicha. It is reported to be an oneirogen.

Where it grows

It is distributed between Maule Region and Los Lagos Region, also it can be found near the coast.

Other Ugni plants

Chilean guava · Ugni myricoides · Uñi

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ugni candollei 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.

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