Peritassa dulcis
(Benth.) Miers
Mild peritassa
CelastraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Fruit - raw. A sweet, mucilaginous and juicy pulp. The yellow depressed-globose fruit is up to 4cm in diameter, containing 6 oval seeds each up to 13mm long and 10mm wide.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. The leaves are opposite and have teeth along the edge. The leaves are 10-15 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. The flowers are in compact shoots 1-3 cm long. There are 3-5 flowers in a group. The fruit is a flattened round shape and 4 cm across, There are 6 oval seeds 13 mm long by 10 mm wide.
Notes
Also put in the family Hippocrataceae.
Names & Synonyms
Ayaya, Cocha palillo, Sachavaca guayaba, Uaiatuma, Waiateima, Waiatuma
Salacia colasi BenoistSalacia dulcis Benth.
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 490
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 589 (As Salacia dulcis)
- 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 632
- Macbride, J. F., 1951, Flora of Peru. Vol. 8 Part 3A No. 1. Field Museum Natural History. Chicago. p 206
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 96 (As Salacia dulcis)
