Aristotelia macqui. Aristotelia racemosa.

Aristotelia macqui L'Herit. Tiliaceae. Mountain Currant.

A large shrub called in Chile, maqui. The berries, though small, have the pleasant taste of bilberries and are largely consumed in Chile.

Aristotelia racemosa Hook.

New Zealand. The natives eat the berries.


Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.