Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Posoqueria latifolia
Edible : Fruit, Aril, Seed,
A small evergreen tree. It grows 7-20 m tall. The leaves are simple and dark green. They are opposite and have short stalks. They are oblong and 20 cm long. They are leathery. The flowers are white and showy. They occur in dense heads. The flowers have a slender tube and open out at the end. The tubes can be 17 cm long. The flowers are fragrant. The fruit is a berry. It is 5 cm across and round and yellow. It is edible.
A tropical plant. They grow in tropical America. It grows up to 100 m above sea level. It is native from Mexico to South America. It grows in humid forest and on volcanic soils. It does well in seasonally moist and dry climates. It can grow in an average, well-drained soil. It can grow in full or part sun. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.
Common names : Needle-flower tree, Perfume-tree, Panama posoqueria, Aymara, Azuceno, Baga-de-macaco, Boesi-agoesjiton, Borojocito, Brazilian oak, Cachaco, Churumbelo, Dagoeston, Fruta de mono, Fruto-de-macaco, Guayabo, Jasmine tree, Kamadan, Lirio, Monkey apple, Palo de peine, Picarito, Pipa-oedoe, Pohon melati, Posoqueri, Querica, Tuliviejo, Uragu,
Synonyms:
Posoqueria coriacea;
Posoqueria decora DC.;
Posoqueria trinitatis A.P. de Candolle;
Solena latifolia Rudge;
Stannea metensis H. Karst.;
Tocoyena longifolia Kunth;