Cordiera macrophylla
(K. Schum.) Kuntze
Big leaf cordiera
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Description
A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are thin and pale green. The fruit are green and have a hard skin. The pulp is sweet and edible.
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Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten fresh and is sweet.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Alibertia macrophylla K. Schum.Alibertia verrucosa S. Moore
Also Known As
Concibilla, Conservilla, Marmelada-de-cachorro, Marmelada verdadeira, Motoyoe
References (6)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 163
- 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 264
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 49
- 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 283 (As Alibertia verrucosa)
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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.
