Schlegelia darienensis

Sandwith

Emosse-berry

SchegeliaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guiana, Panama, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A climbing tropical plant with large, round leaves and pink flowers, belonging to the Schegeliaceae (or sometimes Bignoniaceae) family.

Notes

Also put in the family Bignoniaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 641 (As Tanaecium lilacinum) Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 83 (As liliacinum)