Rheedia edulis (PROSEA)
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Rheedia edulis Planchon & Triana
- Family: Guttiferae
Vernacular names
- Mameyito (En)
- Philippines: berba (Tagalog).
Distribution
Wild and cultivated in Central America. Occasionally cultivated in the Philippines and United States (California).
Uses
The fruits are edible, sour, but with a good flavour. The wood is a good timber, nearly immune to insects. The bark is rich in tannin. The tree is also often planted as a shade tree or an ornamental.
Observations
Erect tree, up to 30 m tall, containing yellow latex. Leaves opposite, elliptic-oblong, 8-15 cm × 2-5 cm, leathery. Flowers clustered in leaf axils, greenish-white, male or bisexual. Fruit an ovoid berry, up to 3 cm long, orange to yellow, with easy-to-peel skin. Seeds 1-2, ca. 1.5 cm long. In humid forests.
Selected sources
8, 56.
