Rudgea pittieri

Standl.

Borojocito

Rubiaceae
Rudgea pittieri
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Rudgea pittieri
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Rudgea pittieri
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows on the edge of cloud forest.

Central America, Colombia, 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 small tree. The leaves are opposite and thick. They are rounded at the tip and shiny on both surfaces. The flowers are white with short tubes. They are in dense heads at the ends of the branches. The fruit are large berries. They turn yellow when ripe.

Names & Synonyms

Fruto be mono

References (2)
  • Condit, R., et al, 2011, Trees of Panama and Costa Rica. Princeton Field Guides. p 408
  • Galeano, G., 2000, Forest Use at the Pacific Coast of Choco, Colombia: A Quantitative Approach. Economic Botany, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 358-376 (Could be pig food!)

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