Capparis maroniensis
R. Benoist
Capparaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tree. It grows 35 m tall. The flowers are in clusters along the twigs. The fruit is a berry 6-10 cm across. It is green or yellow and has slight furrows along it. The skin is thick. The pulp is orange and edible. There re up to 12 seeds. These are about 3 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are purplish and soft and embedded in the pulp. The flesh is edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit pulp and flesh are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forested slopes often on granite soils.
Where It Grows
Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Notes
There are about 250 Capparis species. There are about 50 Capparis species in tropical America.
Synonyms
Capparis surinamensis WentNeocalyptrocalyx maroniensis (Benoist) X. Cornejo & H.H. IltisNeocalyptrocalyx surinamensis (J. C. Went) Hutch
References (1)
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 68
