Lacistema aggregatum

Family: Lacistemataceae

What it is like

A shrub.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Apuizinho, Bari djwa, Cafecillo, Me kre ka ko, Pailde, Sardineira-branca

Synonyms

Lacistema aggregatum var. elongatum Maguire; Lacistema angustum Schnizl.; Lacistema bolivianum Gand.; Lacistema coriaceum A. DC.; Lacistema curtum J.F. Macbr.; Lacistema elongatum Schnizl.; Lacistema floribundum Miq.; Lacistema guyanense Gand.; Lacistema myricoides Sw.; Lacistema myricoides var. stipitatum A. DC.; Lacistema oblongum Spreng.; Lacistema occidentale Cuatrec.; Lacistema orinocense Baehni; Lacistema pacificum Cuatrec.; Lacistema poeppigii A. DC.; Lacistema purpureum (Ruiz & Pav.) A. DC.; Lacistema recurvum Schnizl.; Lacistema rosidiscum J.F. Macbr.; Lacistema weberbaueri Baehni; Nematospermum laevigatum Rich.; Piper aggregatum P.J. Bergius; Piper fasciculare Rudge; Synzyganthera purpurea Ruiz & Pav.;