Saurauia madrensis

B. T. Keller & Breedlove

Actinidiaceae Edible: Fruit 18 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tropical tree growing to about 13 m tall in the Actinidiaceae family, found in cloud forests and moist tropics at elevations between 1,000-3,000 m.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in cloud forest. It grows in the moist tropics. It grows between 1,000-3,000 m above sea level. It is best in well-drained soil. It can grow in sun or shade.

Where It Grows

Central America, Mexico, North America,

Cultivation

A plant of higher elevations in the moist tropics, it can also be grown in subtropical climates that lack intense summer heat. It is found in the wild at elevations from 1,000 - 3,000 metres. Plants can tolerate at least some frost, possibly down to -5°c. Succeeds in partial shade, and in full sun in cooler areas. Prefers a well-drained soil.

Other Uses

We have no information on the wood of this species, but the following is a general description of the wood from species in this genus. The wood is little used, except locally for fuel. It is a pale reddish brown throughout; not attractive; lustre rather low; odourless and tasteless; rather light, but firm, tough, and strong; texture medium; grain straight; easy to cut, saws finely woolly, is rather hairy under the plane; probably not durable. Useful locally for general carpentry and interior construction.