Salapa
Sphyrospermum cordifolium

Family: Ericaceae

What it is like

A creeping shrub. It grows 1.3 m tall. The fruit are purple.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,000-3,500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, South America, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Tenbu'tape

Synonyms

Sophoclesia cordifolia (Benth.) Klotzsch; Sophoclesia cordifolia var. normalis Kuntze; Sophoclesia domingensis Urb. & Ekman; Sophoclesia flaccida Seem.; Sophoclesia major (Griseb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Sophoclesia major (Griseb.) Benth. & Hook. f.; Sophoclesia mirandensis S.F.Blake ex Knuth [Invalid]; Sophoclesia ovata Klotzsch; Sophoclesia robusta Rusby; Sophoclesia subscandens Klotzsch; Sophoclesia trinitensis Britton; Sphyrospermum majus Griseb.; Themistoclesia valerioi (Standl.) Sleumer; Vaccinium valerioi Standl.;