Cordia bullata var. globosa

(Jacq.) Govaerts

Boraginaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves - Seasoning

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Description

A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The leaves are oval. There are teeth around the edge.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten, and the leaves are used as a seasoning.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Brazil, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, West Indies,

Synonyms

Buddleja boliviana PaxCordia bullata subsp. humilis (Jacq.) GaviriaCordia dasycephala (Desv.) KunthCordia globosa (Jacq.) KunthCordia globosa var. humilis (Jacq.) I. M. Johnst.Cordia globosa subsp. humilis (Jacq.) BorhidiCordia humilis (Jacq.) G. DonCordia jacmeliana E. H. L. KrauseCordia microphylla (Desv.) Roem. & Schult.Cordia pilulifera Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Cordia sphaerocephala Humb. ex Roem. & Schult.Lithocardium dasycephalum KuntzePiloisia globosa (Jacq.) Raf.Varronia bullata subsp. humilis (Jacq.) FeuilletVarronia dasycephala Desv.Varronia globosa Jacq.Varronia globosa subsp. humilis (Jacq.) BorhidiVarronia humilis Jacq.Varronia humilis var. mexicana FriesenVarronia jacmeliana (E. H. L. Krause) FriesenVarronia mexicana FriesenVarronia microphylla Desv.Varronia pilulifera Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Varronia sphaerocephala Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

Also Known As

Hawche', Kabasut, Jaw che, Kabal su'uk, Kop te, Moleque duro, Pool jooy kep, Siki; xiw

References (3)

FMNH Botany Collections Database - Mesoamerican Ethnobotany emuweb.field museum.org (As Cordia globosa)
Nascimento, V. T. D., et al, 2013, Knowledge and Use of Wild Food Plants in Areas of Dry Seasonal Forests in Brazil. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 52:317–343 (As Cordia globosa)
Steggerda, M., Some Ethnological Data Concerning One Hundred Yucatan Plants. Smithsonian Institution Anthropological Papers, No. 29 (As Cordia globosa)