Chondrodendron platyphyllum

(A. St.-Hil.) Miers

Jabuticaba-de-cipo

Menispermaceae Edible: Fruit 12 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A vine or small tree. It may lose many leaves during the year. It grows 4-8 m tall. The crown is sparse. The leaves are somewhat leathery and 3-6 cm long. The side veins are very hard to see. The flowers are white and in clusters on the woody branches and the trunk. The fruit are round and have a thin skin. They contain 1-4 seeds. They are in a sweet, juicy pulp.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten fresh and are popular.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows naturally in scrublands and rocky, sandy areas in Brazil.

Where It Grows

Brazil*, South America,

Other Information

The fruit are popular.

Notes

There are 10 Chondendron species. They are climbers in tropical America.

Also Known As

Abutua-grande, Batata-brava, Butua, Parriera-brava, Uva-do-mato

References (3)

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 3, 19:192. 1867
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 220
Lorenzi, H., Bacher, L., Lacerda, M. & Sartori, S., 2006, Brazilian Fruits & Cultivated Exotics. Sao Paulo, Instituto Plantarum de Estuados da Flora Ltda. p 173