Cordia inermis
(Mill.) I. M. Johnst.
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Description
A tropical shrub or tree in the Boraginaceae family. The fruit is edible and commonly consumed.
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Edible Uses
A number of the tropical species have edible fruits, known by a wide variety of names including clammy cherries, glue berries, sebesten, or snotty gobbles. In India, the fruits of local species are used as a vegetable, raw, cooked, or pickled, and are known by many names, including lasora in Hindi. One such species is fragrant manjack (C. dichotoma), which is called gunda or tenti dela in Hindi and lasura in Nepali. The fruit of the fragrant manjack is called phoà-pò·-chí (破布子), 樹子仔, or 樹子(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiū-chí) in Taiwan where they are eaten pickled.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Central America, Honduras,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kop te
References (1)
- emuweb.fieldmuseum.org Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
