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Clidemia anisophylla

Family: Melastomataceae


What it is like

A small shrub. The leaves are opposite and unequal in size. They are oval to oblong and have hairs and teeth.

The Clidemia are cultivated the same as Melastoma.


Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname


How it is used for food

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.

It is occasionally cultivated as a food plant.

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Tarimoutou

Synonyms

Clidemia biformis Gleason; Leandra anisophylla Cogn.; Oxymeris anisophylla (DC.) Triana;