Question: are ardisia elliptica berries edible?
Answer: There is the native Marlberry (Ardisia escallonioides) that has edible black fruit that ranges from bad to almost good. There is the invasive Asian, Ardisia elliptica, whose berries are edible but insipid. ... Its berries and young leafy shoots are edible. There is also the escaped Ardisea crispa, with edible shoots.