Stauntonia latifolia (Holboellia latifolia)

Family: Lardizabalaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Holboellia latifolia is an evergreen Climber growing to 4 m (13ft 1in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in leaf all year, in flower in March. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw. A mealy texture and often considered to be insipid, though it is considered to be very palatable in the Himalayas. The fruit is large, purple, sausage-shaped with many black seeds in the white pulp.The fruit is up to 10cm long. — A mealy texture and often considered to be insipid, though it is considered to be very palatable in the Himalayas.; The fruit is large, purple, sausage-shaped with many black seeds in the white pulp.The fruit is up to 10cm long.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests, shrubberies and shady ravines below 4000 metres. Forests, mixed forests by streams or other shady moist sites, forest margins on mountain slopes, along valleys 600 - 3000 m. (Zone 8)