Macleania laurina S.F.Blake
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Authority
Popenoe, Wilson. 1924. Economic fruit-bearing plants of Ecuador. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: i-ix, 101-134. pl. 34-49.
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Family
Ericaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - Viewed from a horticultural standpoint, this species is very similar to the hualicón (M. ecuadorensis Hörold) of Tungurahua Province. Its leaves are oblong-lanceolate to ovate, acute, and 5 to 12.5 cm. in length. The rose-pink, tubular, waxy flowers are borne in dense axillary clusters, and are followed by round, dark purple fruits, a centimeter in diameter, containing an abundance of slightly acidulous juice of pleasant flavor.
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Common Names
chaqui-lulu, hualicón