Cordia calocephala
Cham.
Boraginaceae Edible: Fruit
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Division of Botany FMNH
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Division of Botany FMNH
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Division of Botany FMNH
Description
A tropical shrub or tree in the Boraginaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, South America,
Synonyms
Lithocardium calocephalum KuntzeVarronia calocephala (Cham.) Friesen
Also Known As
Claraiba
References (2)
- 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 261
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 93
