Onychopetalum periquino
(Rusby) D. M. Johnson & N. A. Murray
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A tree. It grows 26 m tall. The flowers are white. The fruit are round and red. They are 4 cm across.
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Edible Uses
Fruit raw. A dark red fruit with brown seeds, when fully ripe it is very sweet with a pleasant taste. Unripe fruits are astringent. An orange pulp. The red to purple, globose to broadly ellipsoid fruit is around 30 - 60mm long and 20 - 40mm in diameter.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia*, Brazil, Peru, South America,
Notes
According to WFO it is an accepted name.
Synonyms
Onychopetalum krukoffii R. E. Fr.Onychopetalum lucidum R. E. Fr.Trigynaea periquino Rusby
Also Known As
Carahuasca, Cotobi, Envira-caju, Inuira-caju, Maranon del monte, Piraquina, Piraquina negra o ciruelo, Schisohsiom.
References (3)
- Daly, D. C., An Index of Common Names of Plants in Acre, Brazil. New York Botanical Garden Universidade Federal do Acre. (As Onychopetalum krukoffii)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 461
- 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 583 (As Onychopetalum krukoffii)
