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SURINAM CHERRY [2 records]

Record 1 2016-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

The tree is small, up to 20 feet, sufficiently hardy to grow in central Florida and southern California. It is often grown as a bush or hedge. Leaves are entire, oblong, up to 3 inches, pointed at the terminal and glabrous. The fruits are an inch or more in diameter, near globose to oblate in shape, glabrous, but generally ridged. Each fruit contains 1 or 2 seeds. Flavor is quite tart, but not quite as tart as sour cherries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Arboriculture fruitière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Arbuste de la famille des Myrtacées, originaire d'Amérique équatoriale. Il donne de petits fruits comestibles très parfumés, rappelant la cerise.

OBS

Originaire du Brésil, cet arbuste pouvant atteindre 6 à 7 mètres de haut a de petites feuilles aromatiques vert foncé et de petites fleurs blanches. Son fruit est une baie à huit côtes saillantes, à mince peau rouge vif. La pulpe, orange à rouge, est molle et juteuse et a une saveur assez particulière, à la fois sucrée, acidulée et épicée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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