Cordia bullata var. globosa

Family: Boraginaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The leaves are oval. There are teeth around the edge.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, leaves - seasoning

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Hawche', Kabasut, Jaw che, Kabal su'uk, Kop te, Moleque duro, Pool jooy kep, Siki; xiw

Synonyms

Buddleja boliviana Pax; Cordia bullata subsp. humilis (Jacq.) Gaviria; Cordia dasycephala (Desv.) Kunth; Cordia globosa (Jacq.) Kunth; Cordia globosa var. humilis (Jacq.) I. M. Johnst.; Cordia globosa subsp. humilis (Jacq.) Borhidi; Cordia humilis (Jacq.) G. Don; Cordia jacmeliana E. H. L. Krause; Cordia microphylla (Desv.) Roem. & Schult.; Cordia pilulifera Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Cordia sphaerocephala Humb. ex Roem. & Schult.; Lithocardium dasycephalum Kuntze; Piloisia globosa (Jacq.) Raf.; Varronia bullata subsp. humilis (Jacq.) Feuillet; Varronia dasycephala Desv.; Varronia globosa Jacq.; Varronia globosa subsp. humilis (Jacq.) Borhidi; Varronia humilis Jacq.; Varronia humilis var. mexicana Friesen; Varronia jacmeliana (E. H. L. Krause) Friesen; Varronia mexicana Friesen; Varronia microphylla Desv.; Varronia pilulifera Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Varronia sphaerocephala Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.;