Ziziphus cinnamomum
Triana & Planch.
Cinnamon jujube
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Description
A tree. It grows 25 m all. The trunk is 60 cm across. The bark has shallow cracks. The fruit are round and yellow. They are 1.5 cm across. The seed are in a sweet edible pulp.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh, particularly by children.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the forest on soils that are often waterlogged.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Other Information
The fruit are eaten by children.
Also Known As
Chichiboa, Gabuina, Garequecahue, Jacaranda, Maria-preta, Pashomacasi, Pashoneme-casiji-ajuji, Pitaica, Uchuajua, Varas
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 714
- 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 941
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 49
- NYBG herbarium "edible"
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
