Coccoloba coronata

Jacq.

Polygonaceae Edible: Fruit 16 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tropical tree with dark purple fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Colombia, Ecuador, South America*, Venezuela,

Synonyms

Coccoloba caribaea Urb.Coccoloba dioica H. Karst. ex LindauCoccoloba fagifolia Jacq.Coccoloba nitida Desf.Coccoloba novogranatensis LindauCoccoloba pendula Salzm. ex Meisn.Coccoloba virens Lindl.Coccoloba waittii I. M. Johnst.and others

Also Known As

Pi'a yaca

References (3)

Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 51
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 524