Maiden plum
Comocladia pinnatifolia

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 12 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across. The leaves are alternate and 70 cm long. There are 6-14 pairs of leaflets. They are oval and 4-17 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They taper to the tip. Male and female flowers are separate. The flowers are in panicles in the axils of leaves near the ends of branches. These are 50 cm long. The fruit is fleshy and oblong. It is 7-13 mm long by 6-8 mm wide. They are red or purple. The seeds are narrowly oval.

Where it is found

A tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Antilles, Central America, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bois espagnol, Bresille, Bresiller, Bresillette, Burn-wood, Guao, Papaw-wood, Sabillier

Synonyms

Comocladia integrifolia Jacq.; Comocladia pilosa Britton; Comocladia troyensis Fawc. & Rendle;