Clammy cherry
Cordia collococca

Family: Boraginaceae

What it is like

A shrub or tree. The fruit is red. It is edible.

There are about 300 Cordia species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Barbados, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Alatrique, Ateje, Ateje hembra, Buriogre, Caujuro, Cerezo, Furo, Manjack, Manone, Manune, Manuno, Muneco, Niguito, Palo de muneca, Risapayu, Sombre de ternero, Twa pye

Synonyms

Bourreria succulenta Jacq.; Cordia glabra Britton & P.Wilson; Cordia glabra Cham. non L.; Cordia micrantha Sw.; Cordia rariflora A.Rich.; Gerascanthus collococus (L.) Borhidi; Lithocardium collococca Kuntze;