Tocoyena formosa

(Cham. & Schltdl.) K. Schum.

Blackberry-jam fruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten fresh and made into drinks.

It is a tropical plant.

Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, South America,

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

A shrub. It has several stems. It grows 1.5-2.5 m tall. The fruit has a yellow skin and black pulp. They are 4.5 cm across.

Names & Synonyms

Estrela, Genipapo-do-campo, Guamaru, Janipapo, Jenipapo-de-cavalo

Gardenia formosa Cham. & SchltdlTocoyena microdon Mart. and others

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 870
Leticia, Z., et al, 2015, Do Socioeconomic characteristics explain the knowledge and use of native food plants in semiarid environments in Northeastern Brazil? Journal of Arid Environments 115:53-61
Peres, M. K., 2011, Diasporos do Cerrado Atrativos para Fauna: Chave Interativa Caracterizacao Visual e Relacoes Ecologicas. Masters thesis. Universidade de Brasilia.
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