Coccoloba latifolia

Lam.

Matora, Bradilifi, Uvero, Cuchape

Polygonaceae Edible: Fruit 149 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tree. It grows 9-15 m tall. The leaves are very large. They are 55 cm long. They sheath the leaf stem and this sheath is deeply incised. The flower panicles are at the ends of branches. They are oval and 0.8 cm long by 0.6 cm wide. They turn purplish-black at maturity. It is edible. The nut is furrowed and the seed is green.

Edible Uses

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows on coastal plain, especially on ridges in forests.

Where It Grows

Brazil, Colombia, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Jamaica, South America, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies,

Other Information

It is a cultivated food plant.

Synonyms

Coccoloba grandis Benth.

References (3)

Encyc. 6:61. 1804
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 364