Tulpay (Clarisia racemosa)

Family: Moraceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Clarisia racemosa is a semideciduous, tropical, dioecious tree of about 40 m tall that usually grows in upland rainforests. It has oval or pear shaped fruits that are yellow, orange, or red in colour. The bark peels off revealing orange. The fleshy fruit stalk is edible. The crown is large, round and dense. The tree is harvested from the wild for its high quality timber that used for various purposes.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The fruit stalk is fleshy and edible. — The fruit stalk is fleshy and edible.

Habitat & North American Range

A canopy tree in the rainforest, favouring clayey soils in areas not subject to inundation. (Zone 10)