Ambelania acida "Pajil Ruro"
Seeds were imported from Brazil. Pepino do mato is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing 11 feet tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 15 - 20cm in diameter. A latex is produced in all parts of the plant. The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood. It is occasionally cultivated for its fruit. The fruit is eaten raw or cooked like a vegetable. The fruits have a firm, semi-sweet, tasty pulp. The fruits need to be scored, peeled and left in water for a short while in order to expel a latex. The fruit is a yellowy-brown, oblong, ellipsoid berry 10 - 12cm long and 6cm wide containing many seeds. Seeds will be shipped in humid vermiculite.
Seeds were imported from Brazil. Pepino do mato is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing 11 feet tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 15 - 20cm in diameter. A latex is produced in all parts of the plant. The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood. It is occasionally cultivated for its fruit. The fruit is eaten raw or cooked like a vegetable. The fruits have a firm, semi-sweet, tasty pulp. The fruits need to be scored, peeled and left in water for a short while in order to expel a latex. The fruit is a yellowy-brown, oblong, ellipsoid berry 10 - 12cm long and 6cm wide containing many seeds. Seeds will be shipped in humid vermiculite.
Seeds were imported from Brazil. Pepino do mato is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing 11 feet tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 15 - 20cm in diameter. A latex is produced in all parts of the plant. The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood. It is occasionally cultivated for its fruit. The fruit is eaten raw or cooked like a vegetable. The fruits have a firm, semi-sweet, tasty pulp. The fruits need to be scored, peeled and left in water for a short while in order to expel a latex. The fruit is a yellowy-brown, oblong, ellipsoid berry 10 - 12cm long and 6cm wide containing many seeds. Seeds will be shipped in humid vermiculite.