Guava tamarillo
Cyphomandra diploconos

Family: Solanaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 1-4 m tall. The branches are smooth. The leaves are simple and may or may not have lobes. The fruit are small and orange. It has a tough skin. The leaves on the trunk may be unlobed or have 3-5 lobes. The blades are 10-20 cm long and 4-20 cm wide. The leaves at the cronw are in groups of 4. They are 3-15 cm long and 2-8 cm wide. There are 10-20 flowers on an unbranched stalk. The fruit are 2-6 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They are hairy when young and smooth and orange of yellow when ripe. The seeds are 2-3 mm long.

There are about 30 Cyphomandra species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andes, Brazil, South America

How it is used for food

The fruit can be eaten. Dried fruit are less leathery and have a sour taste.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Baga de bugre

Synonyms

Cyphomandra diploconos var. brevifolia Dunal; Cyphomandra floribunda (Miers) Dunal; Cyphomandra fragrans (Hooker) Sendtner; Cyphomandra piperoides Dunal; Pallavicinia fragrans (Hooker) DeNotaris; Pionandra diploconos (Martius) Miers; Pionandra floribunda Miers; Solanum fragrans Hooker; Witheringia diploconos Martius;