Capparis maroniensis

Family: Capparaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 35 m tall. The flowers are in clusters along the twigs. The fruit is a berry 6-10 cm across. It is green or yellow and has slight furrows along it. The skin is thick. The pulp is orange and edible. There re up to 12 seeds. These are about 3 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are purplish and soft and embedded in the pulp. The flesh is edible.

There are about 250 Capparis species. There are about 50 Capparis species in tropical America.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forested slopes often on granite soils.

Countries/locations it is found in

Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Capparis surinamensis Went; Neocalyptrocalyx maroniensis (Benoist) X. Cornejo & H.H. Iltis; Neocalyptrocalyx surinamensis (J. C. Went) Hutch;