Crown or Mess Apple, a wild delicious fruit, Bergendal Resort, Suriname

            SN/NC: Bellucia grossularioides, Melastomataceae Family

Wild edible fruit, typical of Mexico to South America and it is also called Crown Apple due to its shape. Also receives the name of Mess apple. It is a small, evergreen tree with a dense, rounded crown; usually growing 5 - 12 meters tall, but up to 20 meters when in primary forest. The tree has a twisted bole that branches from fairly low down and can be 30 - 40cm in diameter.
The tree produces an edible fruit that is gathered from the wild for local use, though it is not always appreciated. It is also used locally for medicines and as a source of wood. The tree is sometimes cultivated for its fruit and, with its pleasant-smelling flowers, is considered fairly ornamental. It is grown to provide shade and is used in landscaping projects, though its copious crop of fruits falling on the ground can be a detraction from this use.

Wild eetbaar fruit, typisch voor Mexico tot Zuid-Amerika en wordt vanwege zijn vorm ook wel Crown Apple genoemd. Ontvangt ook de naam van Mess appel. Het is een kleine, groenblijvende boom met een dichte, ronde kroon; Wordt gewoonlijk 5 - 12 meter hoog, maar tot 20 meter in primair bos. De boom heeft een gedraaide stam die van vrij laag naar beneden vertakt en een diameter van 30-40 cm kan hebben.De boom produceert een eetbare vrucht die uit het wild wordt gehaald voor lokaal gebruik, hoewel dit niet altijd wordt gewaardeerd. Het wordt ook lokaal gebruikt voor medicijnen en als houtbron. De boom wordt soms gekweekt vanwege zijn fruit en wordt met zijn aangenaam geurende bloemen als vrij sierlijk beschouwd. Het wordt gekweekt om schaduw te bieden en wordt gebruikt in landschapsprojecten, hoewel het overvloedige fruit dat op de grond valt een afbreuk kan doen aan dit gebruik.

Frutas comestíveis silvestres, típicas do México até a América do Sul e também são chamadas de maçãs-de-coroa devido à sua forma. Também recebe o nome de maçã-mess. É uma árvore pequena e sempre verde, com uma copa densa e arredondada; geralmente crescendo de 5 a 12 metros de altura, mas até 20 metros quando na floresta primária. A árvore tem um tronco torcido que se ramifica de um nível bastante baixo e pode ter 30 a 40 cm de diâmetro. A árvore produz um fruto comestível que é colhido na natureza para uso local, embora nem sempre seja apreciado. Também é usado localmente para medicamentos e como fonte de madeira. Às vezes, a árvore é cultivada por seus frutos e, com suas flores de cheiro agradável, é considerada bastante ornamental. É cultivada para fornecer sombra e é usada em projetos de paisagismo, embora sua copiosa colheita de frutas que caem no chão possa prejudicar esse uso.

Esta fruta silvestre es una especie fanerógama, un árbol que puede llegar a los 7 m de altura y se ubica hasta altitudes de 400 msnm. Presenta hojas glabras, ovado-elípticas a oblongo elípticas, coriáceas, con 5 nervios principales, cortamente acuminadas. Flores grandes, con 6 a 8 pétalos blancos con tintes rosados y cálices membranosos vistosos remanentes; las flores se localizan no en las ramitas terminales sino en las leñosas y sobre los troncos con crecimiento secundario. Fruto baya blanco-amarillento. Es endémica de México (Veracruz, Chiapas, Tabasco) Belice, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Guadeloupe, Guayana Francesa, Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela, Brasil (Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia), Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando), Ecuador, Colombia, Perú (Junín, Loreto).

Taken on: May 13, 2020

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