Peritassa dulcis
(Benth.) Miers
Mild peritassa
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Description
A shrub or small tree. The leaves are opposite and have teeth along the edge. The leaves are 10-15 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. The flowers are in compact shoots 1-3 cm long. There are 3-5 flowers in a group. The fruit is a flattened round shape and 4 cm across, There are 6 oval seeds 13 mm long by 10 mm wide.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. A sweet, mucilaginous and juicy pulp. The yellow depressed-globose fruit is up to 4cm in diameter, containing 6 oval seeds each up to 13mm long and 10mm wide.
Traditional Uses
The fruit pulp is sweet and edible.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Peru, South America,
Notes
Also put in the family Hippocrataceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ayaya, Cocha palillo, Sachavaca guayaba, Uaiatuma, Waiateima, Waiatuma
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 490
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 589 (As Salacia dulcis)
- 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 632
- Macbride, J. F., 1951, Flora of Peru. Vol. 8 Part 3A No. 1. Field Museum Natural History. Chicago. p 206
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 96 (As Salacia dulcis)
