Isertia coccinea
(Aubl.) J.F. Gmel.
RubiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit pulp is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and upland secondary forest. It is common along creeks and rivers.
Colombia, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 12 m tall. The flower panicles are short but covered with long rusty hairs. The flowers do not have stalks. The flowers are large. The fruit is 1 cm across. It is red with long rusty coloured hairs. There are calyx lobes at the top. The pulp is edible.
Names & Synonyms
Agoesjiton, Kandra-oedoe, Penpen
Duhamelia coccinea (Aubl.) Dum.Cours.Guettarda coccinea Aubl.Isertia coccinea var. pentamera Bremek.Isertia flava Miq.Phosanthus coccineus (Aubl.) Raf.
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 330
- 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 380
