Actinidiaceae FAMILY
Saurauia kegeliana
Saurauia kegeliana
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Saurauia kegeliana is a tree growing 4.5 - 7.5 metres tall. The edible fruits are gathered from the wild for local use. A popular fruit within the plants native range, it is often sold in local markets, where it is known as 'capulin', 'capulin months', 'alais', and 'cresta de gallo'[ 512 Title Flora of the Lancetilla Valley, Honduras. Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago. Year 1931 ISBN Description Rather short on details at times, which is not surprising since so little information was available at the time. Still a useful flora. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCentral America - Nicaragua to Mexico.
HabitatWet thickets[ 512 Title Flora of the Lancetilla Valley, Honduras. Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago. Year 1931 ISBN Description Rather short on details at times, which is not surprising since so little information was available at the time. Still a useful flora. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Dark forest, moist forest, wet mixed forest, second growth woods, opening in forest, wet thicket, brushy slope, south facing slopes, narrow gorges, cleared area, along road; at elevations from 550 - 3,000 metres[ 408 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1966 ISBN Description Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. ].