Chile has many edible plants which have a high potential of becoming commercial or semi-commercial exotic fruit crops. Once again, no much information was available on their nutritional properties and commercial potentiality, but we are convinced that about 12 -16 species will eventually become widely known and commercially grown.
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Acacia dealbata
Family:Fabaceae
F | Alstroemeria aurea
English Name:Inca Lily
Family:Alstroemeriaceae
N | Araucaria araucana
Family:Araucariaceae
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This is an exotic plant, very invasive in central areas of Chile, but also very beautful due to its abundant golden flowers. In Chile entire areas turn gold in early spring when it begins to bloom.
It was used as a source of yellow dye from flowers and for soil stabilization due...
| Another interesting Alstroemeria. It is one of the first to be taken out of Chile for propagation and it served as a genetic pool for creating new vaireties. It is rather high (reaching up to 1 m), so it is best suited for outdoor growing. Not very demanding, but still you need to provide good...
| No doubt that this is one of the most famous Chilean plants. It is huge, tall, sturdy, strange-looking, it bark very reminiscent of the dinosaur skin, and this comparision is not too far fetched, because it is one of the oldest families of trees on earth. In addition, it also one of the long-living...
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Aristotelia chilensis
Family:Elaeocarpaceae
N | Azorella compacta
Family:Apiaceae
N | Berberis actinacantha
English Name:Barberry
Family:Berberidaceae
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This is a medicinal and edible plant which is very common in many parts of Chile. The seeds were used for brewing wine and chicha, a Chilean alcoholic bevearage, or can be eaten raw, and the leaves were used to prepare an infusion for treating sore throat and for wound dressing. It germinates and...
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Berberis chilensis
English Name:Barberry
Family:Berberidaceae
E | Berberis darwinii
English Name:Barberry
Family:Berberidaceae
N | Berberis empetrifolia
English Name:Barberry
Family:Berberidaceae
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| This berberis plant, named in honor of Darwin, has the typical appearance of berberis - with its thorny leaves, thorns on the branches, yellow nice flowers, and blue edible fruits. It is relatively easy to cultivate and will reward you with a somewhat strange appearance and at the same time it will...
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Berberis glomerata
English Name:Barberry
Family:Berberidaceae
E | Berberis ilicifolia
Family:Berberidaceae
N | Berberis microphylla
English Name:Barberry
Family:Berberidaceae
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Berberis montana
English Name:Barberry
Family:Berberidaceae
N | Berberis rotundifolia
English Name:Barberry
Family:Berberidaceae
E | Berberis trigona
English Name:Barberry
Family:Berberidaceae
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Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii
Family:Myrtaceae
E | Boquila trifoliolata
Family:Lardizabalaceae
N | Carpobrotus aequilaterus
English Name:Livingstone Daisy
Family:Aizoaceae
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| A common, vigorous climber in...
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Chenopodium ambrosioides
Family:Chenopodiaceae
F | Chenopodium quinoa
Family:Chenopodiaceae
N | Cichorium intybus
English Name:Chicory
Family:Asteraceae
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Conanthera bifolia
Family:Tecophilaeaceae
E | Conanthera campanulata
Family:Tecophilaeaceae
E | Corryocactus brevistylus
Family:Cactaceae
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Crataegus monogyna
Family:Rosaceae
F | Cryptocarya alba
Family:Lauraceae
E | Cynara cardunculus
English Name:Castilla`s thistle
Family:Asteraceae
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Dinemagonum gayanum
Family:Malpighiaceae
E | Embothrium coccineum frm. andina
Family:Proteaceae
N | Empetrum rubrum
Family:Empetraceae
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This beautiful shrub has rather strange-looking yellow flowers with the upper petal being bright red. This combination of yellow and red makes the flowers quite attractive. With good watering, the shrub will be covered completely by these flowers. At the end of the blooming season the seeds still...
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| This is one of the hardies Chilean plants, and offers edible berries which are very ornamental for their color.
The cultivation of this species is not very difficult. It needs sufficient watering, soil with good drainage, cool temperatures, and direct sunlight. Unlike other species...
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Ephedra breana
English Name:Sea Grape
Family:Ephedraceae
N | Ephedra chilensis
English Name:Sea grape
Family:Ephedraceae
N | Ephedra gracilis
English Name:Sea Grape
Family:Ephedraceae
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Fabiana imbricata
Family:Solanaceae
N | Fragaria chiloensis
Family:Rosaceae
N | Fuchsia magellanica
Family:Onagraceae
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Gaultheria caespitosa
Family:Ericaceae
N | Gaultheria mucronata
Family:Ericaceae
G | Gaultheria phillyreifolia
Family:Ericaceae
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Gaultheria pumila
Family:Ericaceae
N | Gaultheria sp. 2182
Family:Ericaceae
S | Gaultheria sp. 2440
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This is one of my favorites, "chaura," a small, hardy plant which feels at home both at high altitudes and lowlands, tolerates snowy winters, dry and wet soils. It is also perfectly suited for potting, because generally it is not very big (20 - 30 cm). It has very sweet edible white or reddish...
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Gevuina avellana
Family:Proteaceae
N | Gomortega keule
Family:Gomortegaceae
E | Greigia landbeckii
Family:Bromeliaceae
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Gunnera tinctoria
Family:Gunneraceae
N | Jubae chilensis
Family:Arecaceae
E | Krameria cistoidea
Family:Krameriaceae
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| This is interesting shrubs with red assymetrical flowers and edible nuts. It grows in northern areas of Chile and is very resistant to dry spells and and can tolerate moderate freezing but no snow.
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Lapageria rosea
Family:Philesiaceae
E | Lardizabala biternata
English Name:Zabala Fruit
Family:Lardizabalaceae
N | Luma apiculata
Family:Myrtaceae
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This is probably the most famous Chilean plant, the bell flower. It is the National Flower of Chile. It generally comes is red-pinkish color, and very rarely one can find in nature albine flowers as well. The fruits are edible and have pleasant sweet taste, especially when they are not yet ripe....
| This plant is little known outside Chile, although many locals crave for its sweet fruits.
It is somewhat easier to cultivate than Bell flower (Lapageria rosea), although their habitats are more or less similar. Lardizabala is somewhat more tolerant to sunlight and does not require...
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Luma chequen
Family:Myrtaceae
E | Madia sativa
Family:Asteraceae
N | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
English Name:Common Ice Plant/Crystalline Iceplant/Iceplant
Family:Aizoaceae
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Miqueliopuntia miquelii
Family:Cactaceae
N | Muehlenbeckia hastulata
Family:Polygalaceae
N | Mulinum spinosum
Family:Apiaceae
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| This climber is one of the most common ones in Chile and also one of the most interesting in terms of its resistence and the adaptability - it manages to grow in very different environmental conditions, grows very fast (it is the fastest native climber plant), and due to the form of its leaves is...
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Myrceugenia chrysocarpa
Family:Myrtaceae
N | Otholobium glandulosum
Family:Fabaceae
S | Oxychloe andina
Family:Juncaceae
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This is a low shrub, of about 1 m. high, evergreen, branched, with the grey-colored trunk. The leaves are coriaceos, seem to be thick, entire, opposed, with the central nerve very prominent, lanceolate-ovate, attenuated towards the base. The flowers are white, with 4 petals, and many white,...
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Passiflora tripartita
Family:Passifloraceae
F | Peumus boldus
Family:Monimiaceae
E | Physalis viscosa
English Name:Gooseberry
Family:Solanaceae
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| This tree produces edible fruits and has medicinal properties. However, it is very difficult to germinate (it may take up to 180 days and some experimenting with GA to get just a few percent of...
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Pouteria splendens
Family:Sapotaceae
E | Prosopis chilensis
Family:Fabaceae
G | Prumnopitys andina
Family:Podocarpaceae
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For the germination of seeds you need to break the outer protective skin of the seed. For just a few seeds use a nail-clipper or a file (you have just to scratch the surface, taking off maybe a flake). For larger batches you can use sulphuric acid, mecahnical scarificators or hot...
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Puya berteroniana
Family:Bromeliaceae
E | Puya chilensis
Family:Bromeliaceae
E | Rhaphithamnus spinosus
Family:Verbenaceae
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This plant is an excellent option for outdoor growing in colder climates (-5? C), one of few bromeliaceae that can withstand freezing temperatures. Combine that with a very strange appearance, big green flowers and you get a first-class...
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Ribes cucullatum
Family:Saxifragaceae
N | Ribes gayanum
Family:Saxifragaceae
E | Ribes magellanicum
Family:Saxifragaceae
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Ribes punctatum
Family:Saxifragaceae
N | Rubus geoides
Family:Rosaceae
N | Rumex acetosa
English Name:Sorrel
Family:Polygonaceae.
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Sambucus nigra
English Name:Black elder/European elder
Family:Caprifoliaceae
F | Schinus polygamus
Family:Anacardiaceae
E | Tagetes multiflora
Family:Asteraceae
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Tragopogon pratensis
English Name:Meadow Salsify/Showy Goat`s-beard/ Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
Family:Asteraceae
F | Ugni molinae
Family:Myrtaceae
G | Viviana marifolia
Family:Vivianiaceae
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