Sideroxylon obtusifolium
(Roemer & Schultes) Pennington
Obtuseleaf jungleplum
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Description
A shrub or tree. It is usually less than 10 m tall. It can be higher in forest. The trunk of larger plants can be 1 m across and fluted. The bark is greyish or blackish-brown. The crown can be dense and spiny. The leaves at first are arranged in spirals. They are later in tufts. The leaves are rounded sword shaped and 2-3.5 times as long as broad. The flowers occur in loose flowered clusters. There are only a few flowers in a group. The flowers are greenish yellow and have a scent. The fruit ripen to reddish-black. The fruit are edible.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. A succulent, sweet pulp. The reddish to black, ellipsoid, obovoid or subglobose fruits are around 10 - 20mm long, containing a single, large seed.
Traditional Uses
The sweet fruit are eaten raw. They are also used for cakes. They are also used to make an alcoholic drink.
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Medicinal Uses
The bark is used medicinally. No more details.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in semi-deciduous forests and on rocky and sandy coasts. It grows up to 900 m altitude in Argentina. It grows above the flood level in Brazil.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil*, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South America*, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. Ripe fruit are collected and the seeds removed. Seeds will still grow 8 months after collecting. Fresh seed are planted and germinate in 30-50 days.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a seedbed in a sunny position. Seeds take 4 - 7 weeks to germinate, germination rates are normally low. Seeds can retain their viability for at least 8 months after collection.
Other Uses
The wood is heavy, hard but easy to work with, cross-grained and of fine texture. It has little durability when exposed. The wood is only used locally for internal work and carving. An excellent timber, it is used locally for making furniture and for general uses.
Production
Fruit can take 6-7 months to mature.
Other Information
The fruit are popular.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 65.6 | 616 | 147 | 1.6 | — | 16.4 | — | — |
Synonyms
Also Known As
Cacho de venado, Caimito, Chirimolle, Coca, Coronilha, Coronilha-da-praia, Guajaivirai, Guaranina, Guayavi, Ibiranhira, Lanza colorada, Laranjunha-preta, Macaranduba-da-praia, Miri, Niwariro, Olorco molle, Picurero, Puts'mucuy, Quixaba, Quixabeira, Rompe-gibao, Sacutiaba, Sapotiaba, Yeyt, Yvyra hu
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