Pentagonia pinnatifida

Family: Rubiaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 3-6 m tall. The leaves are 30-100 cm long by 15-60 cm wide. They are deeply lobed. The lobes are narrowly oblong and 45 cm long by 10 cm wide. The fruit are round and orange and 3 cm long by 2 cm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Central America, Colombia, Panama, South America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Cresta de gallo o cocaita, Murcielago

Synonyms

Pentagonia pittieri (Standl.) Standl.; Watsonamra pinnatifida (Seem.) Kuntze; Watsonamra pittieri Standl.; Watsonia pinnatifida (Seem.) Kuntze;