Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum
(Ruiz & Pav.) Fagerl.
Guazutibaim
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Summary
Source: WikipediaRosenbergiodendron longiflorum is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to tropical South America.
Description
An evergreen shrub. It grows 4 m tall. The fruit are oval berries 5-14 cm by 2-2.5 cm. They are light yellow with a dark yellow stripe. There are weak ribs along the fruit. The seeds are in 3 rows.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. The cylindrical berry is light yellow with dark yellow stripes when ripe, 5 - 14cm (should this be mm?) long by 2 - 2.5cm wide.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests along rivers. It grows at low elevations in the tropics. It grows in forests along creeks and in marsh forests. In Cairns Botanical Gardens.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Cultivation
A plant of low elevations in the tropics.
Other Information
It is occasionally cultivated.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Azucna-branco, Azucena-estrella, Estrela-do-norte, Huitillo, Huitoto, Namakia tsacik, Sucena
References (10)
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 571
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 547 (As Randia ruiziana)
- 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 757
- Prodr. 4:388. 1830 (As Randia ruiziana)
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- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- TodaFruta.com.br (As Randia ruiziana)
- Usher, 1974, (As Randia ruiziana)
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 386 (As Randia ruiziana)
- www.colecionandofrutas.org
