Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.36.10
Cordia eriostigma
Synonym: Gerascanthus eriostigma
Region: south America, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; Central America, Panama to Mexico.
Habitat: moist to wet forests; elevations from 200 to 1200 metres.
Use: edible fruit, raw.
Botany
Tree; crown small, irregular; growing 5 to 15 to 30 metres tall.
Stem: straight; cylindrical.
Fruit: red or orange; 10 mm long.