Rondeletia sp.

Jicamillo

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Ecuador, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Rondeletia is a tropical shrub or small tree in the Rubiaceae family, with about 125 species found mostly in tropical America. The fruit is edible.

There are about 125 Rondeletia species. They are mostly in tropical America,

References (1)

Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603