Muneco (Cordia bicolor)

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

Cordia bicolor is a tropical, fast-growing, short-lived pioneer species with an ability to thrive under extreme environmental conditions. It is a medium-sized tree of up to 20 m tall with very small white flowers that form into dense clusters at the ends of branches. The fruits are small berries. The crown is rounded. The fruit is ovoid and edible. The wood is used as fence post and in rural construction.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweetish-tasting flesh surrounding a single seed. — Although we have seen no specific information for this species, the fruits of all members of this genus are said to be edible.; In general the fruit comprises a thin to fairly thick layer of pulpy, sweetish-tasting flesh surrounding a single seed.; The ovoid fruit of this species is about 12mm long and 8mm wide.

Habitat & North American Range

Found at low and medium elevations, in moist or wet areas. Usually found in the sunnier areas of the forest or as secondary vegetation on open, disturbed sites. Wet, mixed forest, thickets, or pastures at elevations up to 550 metres. (Zone 10)