Vitex polygama var. bakeri
Moldenke
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Description
A tree. It grows 12 m tall. There are golden hairs on the young shoots, leaf stalks and the underside of the leaves. The leaves are compound with 5 leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. The fruit is a dull yellowish purple. The flesh of the fruit is edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit flesh is eaten fresh.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, South America,
References (2)
- NYBG herbarium "edible"
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 254
