Savia sessiliflora
(Sw.) Willd.
PhyllanthaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in coastal dry forests.
Brazil, Dominican Republic, South America, Venezuela, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. The twigs are hairy and the bark is greyish brown. The leaves are 4-8 cm long by 2-3.5 cm wide. The fruit capsule has 3 lobes and is 6-8 mm long. It turns from green to dark brown. The seeds are 3 sided.
Names & Synonyms
Croton sessiliflorus Sw.Phyllanthus laurifolius A. Rich.Phyllanthus pubiger A. Rich.Phyllanthus pubigerus A. Rich.
References (1)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 162
