Alibertia stipularis
(Ducke) W. Schultze-Motel
Stipulate borojoa
Rubiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tropical tree in the family Rubiaceae (Rubia family) known by the common name Stipulate borojoa. The fruit is edible.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Borojoa stipularis (Ducke) Cuatrec.Thieleodoxa stipularis Ducke
References (1)
- 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 138
