Cordiera concolor
(Cham.) Kuntze
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Description
A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 2 m tall. The fruit are small and about 5 mm across.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina*, Bolivia, Brazil*, Paraguay, South America,
Synonyms
Alibertia concolor (Cham.) K. Schum.Gardenia concolor Cham.and others
Also Known As
Cafe bravo, Marmelada, Marmeladinha-do-mato, Purui
References (3)
- Brack, P., et al, 2020, Frutas nativas do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: riqueza e potencial alimentício. Native fruits of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: richness and potential as food. Rodriguésia 71: e03102018
- 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 263
- www.colecionandofrutas.org
