Peritassa calypsoides
(Cambess.) A. C. Sm.
CelastraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Brazil, South America,
How to Identify
A shrub in the Celastraceae family found in tropical regions.
Names & Synonyms
Bacupari-cipo, Taricuru
Calypso sylvestris Mart.Raddia calypsoides (Cambess.) MiersSalacia calypsoides Cambess.
Salacia sylvestris (Mart.) Steud.Sarcocampsa silvestris (Mart.) MiersTontelea calypsoides (Cambess.) Endl. ex Walp.
References (1)
- 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 775 (As Salacia sylvestris)
