Cordia curassavica

(Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.

Kuyus

Boraginaceae Edible: Leaves, Fruit

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Description

A herb or shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are alternate and narrowly sword shaped. There are teeth along the edges. They are 13 cm long by 5 cm wide. The fruit is fleshy and 4-6 mm long and 3.5-5 mm wide. They are pink to red with one seed.

Edible Uses

Both the leaves and fruit are eaten.

Distribution

A tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Brazil, Central America, Christmas Island, Curacao, Guatemala, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

Notes

There are about 300 Cordia species.

Synonyms

Varronia curassavica Jacq.and many others

Also Known As

Ak-shev, Erva-baleeira, Nemax, Riskupata

References (6)

Coe, F. G., and Anderson, G. J., 1996, Ethnobotany of the Garifuna of Eastern Nicaragua. Economic Botany 50(1) pp 71-107
Coe, F. G. & Anderson, G. J., 1997, Ethnobotany of the Miskitu of Eastern Nicaragua. Journal of Ethnobiology 17(2): 171-214
Coe, F. G. and Anderson, G. J., 1999, Ethnobotany of the Sumu (Ulwa) of Southeastern Nicaragua and Comparisons with Miskitu Plant Lore. Economic Botany Vol. 53. No. 4. pp. 363-386
Kinupp, V. F., 2007, Plantas alimenticias nao-convencionais da regiao metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil p 69 (As Cordia verbenacea)
Syst. veg. 4:460. 1819

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