Reynosia septentrionalis

Urb.

Darling Plum, Red ironwood

Rhamnaceae Edible: Fruit 179 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An evergreen tree. It grows 6-8 m tall. The trunk is 15-20 cm across. The fruit are dark purple and thin-skinned. They are 2 cm long. They are sweet. There is one seed.

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. An agreeable flavour. Thin skinned, with a very sweet, agreeable flesh that is said to resemble blueberries. The purple or nearly black fruit is about 15 - 20mm long with a thin flesh covering a single seed.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in the tropics and subtropics at low elevations. It grows in scrubland.

Where It Grows

Antilles, Bahamas, Central America, Cuba, North America, Turks & Caicos, USA, West Indies,

Cultivation

A plant of low elevations in the tropics and subtropics.

Other Uses

The heartwood is a rich dark brown; the sapwood light brown, usually comprising the outer 15 - 20 rings of annual growth. The wood is heavy, exceedingly hard, strong and close-grained. It is used for cabinet work.

Synonyms

Reynosia latifolia Griseb.Rhamnidium revolutum C. Wright

Also Known As

Guamaberry

References (8)

Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 191
Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 555 (As Reynosia latifolia)
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 740
Lyle, S., 2006, Discovering fruit and nuts. Land Links. p 375

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