Garcinia longifolia

Blume

Charichuelo

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The ripe fruit are edible.

It is a tropical plant.

Peru, South America,

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

A tropical tree in the Clusiaceae family.

An extract from the leaves has been proven to induce an antinociceptive effect, and it is used in folk medicine in South America.

Names & Synonyms

Rheedia longifolia