Besleria violacea

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

A tropical plant.

Brazil, Guiana, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A shrub. The leaves are opposite. The fruit is a purple berry. It contains many small seeds.

References (3)

Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 58
Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 100
Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 95