Sapotaceae FAMILY

Synsepalum dulciferum

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Miracle berry is an evergreen shrub growing 4 - 6 metres tall. Its fruit is gathered from the wild and utilised locally for its ability to modify the body's perception of sour flavours, making them seem sweet. This ability has seen an increased level of interest in the plant outside its native area and the fruit is now exported to many other countries. The plant is occasionally cultivated in west Africa and there are experimental plantations in tropical America[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern and Central Tropical Africa.

HabitatFringing forest, preferring damp localities[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].