Prionostemma aspera

Family: Celastraceae

What it is like

A climbing shrub. It can grow 25 m long. The fruit are 55-80 mm long by 40-60 mm wide.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It occurs at about 500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, South America, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Hippocratea acuminata Hoffmans. ex Link.; Hippocratea aspera Lam.; Hippocratea foliosa Rusby; Hippocratea malpighiifolia Rudge; Hippocratea schomburhkii Klotsch; Hippocratea scutellata Griseb.; Hippocratea vahliana (Cambess.) Peyr.; Prionostemma malpighiifolium (Rudge) Miers; Priomostemma scabridulum Miers; Romualdea malpighifolia (Rudge) Triana & Planch.; Salacia catalinensis Rusby; Salacia scabra (Vahl) DC.; Salacia vahliana Cambess.; Tonsella malpighiifolia (Rudge) G. Mey.; Tonsella scabra Vahl; Tontelea malpighiaefolia (Rudge) G. Mey.; Tontelea scabra Vahl ex B. D. Jacks;