Family | Ericaceae |
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Local Name | Agusip |
Habit | Shrub |
Habitat | Steep rock, open and bare slopes, under pine trees in mossy forest undergrowth |
Special Notes | It may be eaten raw. It can be used as a topping for some dishes such as salads |
Ethnobotanical Uses | FOOD: used as a substitute for the economically known blueberry; |
Collected from | Timbac, Kabayan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
Collector(s) | Joaquim Aganon |