Bonellia frutescens

(Mill.) B. Stahl & Kallersjo

Primulaceae Edible: Fruit 30 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tree. It grow 8 m tall. The trunk can be 35 cm across. Young shoots and branches have white hairs. The leaves are alternate and 3-6 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The fruit are oval and dull orange. They are 1-2.5 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide. There are 3-10 seeds.

Edible Uses

The sweet, fleshy pulp of the fruit is eaten.

Traditional Uses

The pulp of the fruit is sweet and fleshy and eaten.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 700 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Colombia, South America, Venezuela,

Notes

There are 32 Jacquinia species. They grow in Central America. Also put in the family Theophrastaceae.

Synonyms

Jacquinia aciculata Mez.Jacquinia aristata Jacq.Jacquinia carasana KunthJacquinia frutescens (Mill.) B StahlJacquinia geniculata MezJacquinia gracilis MezJacquinia ovalifolia MezRuscus frutescens Mill.

Also Known As

Ruutkuu

References (2)

Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 361 (As Jacquinia caracasana)
Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 136