Rollinia mucosa

tree

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characteristics

  • In Rollinia

    Two species (R. mucosa and R. pulchrinervis), both called biriba by some authorities, are cultivated for their fruit. Most species of Rollinia are spined or segmented, green-skinned, small trees, with soft fruits about 7.6 cm (3 inches) across. The flowers have three spurlike outside petals and three…

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    In Magnoliales: Fruit

    Two species of Rollinia (R. mucosa and R. pulchrinervis) have edible fruits that reach 10 cm (4 inches) in length and bear some resemblance to those of the soursop, except that the spines are softer and more blunt. Rollinia mucosa is a large tree native to the West Indies…

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