Plinia pinnata
L.
Kakirio, Pinnate plinia
MyrtaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit pulp is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests near rivers and marshes.
Amazon, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, Guianas, Guyana, Leeward Is., Lesser Antilles, Peru, South America, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies, Winward Is.,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A shrub or tree. It grows to 9 m high. The flower have very short stalks. The fruit is a flattened berry 1.5-2.5 cm across. The fruit are yellow to orange. The pulp is edible. The seed is large.
Names & Synonyms
Cumala colorada, Cambuca, Dana, Guabillo rebalsero, Jisitri, Kakino, Requia colorada, Tu'kinke me'n
Eugenia pinnata (L.) DruceEugenia plumieri (O. Berg) Nied.Jossinia pinnata (L.) Heynh.Marlierea glomerata O. BergMyrciaria trinitatis O. BergPlinia crocea L.Plinia pentapetala L.Stenocalyx plumieri O. Berg
References (6)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 515
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 404 (As Marlierea glomerata)
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 46
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 330
