Diclidanthera penduliflora

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The aril or fleshy layer surrounding the seed is eaten.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in floodplain forests.

Amazon, Colombia, Peru, South America,

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

A woody climber or spindly tree. The fruit are round and black. They are 1-2 cm across.

Fruit are produced in the rainy season.

Names & Synonyms

Aceitunilla, Coto huayo, Jacoticaba do mato

Diclidanthera penduliflora var. penaeantha Miq.

References (4)

Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 304
Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 48
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
Smith, N., et al, 2007, Amazon River Fruits. Flavors for Conservation. Missouri Botanical Gardens Press. p 216