Henriettella caudata
Gleason
Mispel, Mesproe
Melastomataceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
It is a shrub or tree. It grows 6 m tall. The flowers are in small tufts. They grow on old branches. The fruit stalk can be 1 cm long, slender and red. The fruit is almost round and 0.3 cm long and across. The pulp is purplish-red and edible. The seeds are oval and small.
Edible Uses
The purplish-red pulp of the fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a topical plant. It grows in rainforest and on forested slopes.
Where It Grows
Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
References (1)
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 276
