Clammy Cherry
Cordia dichotoma
Clammy Cherry
Cordia dichotoma
Cordia dichotoma, commonly known as Clammy Cherry or Indian Cherry, is a small deciduous tree with a short bole and spreading crown. Usually a small tree growing 3 - 4 metres tall, though some specimens can reach a height of 20 metres or more. Gathered from the wild for its many medicinal uses, the tree is also often cultivated for its fruits.
A widely used, multi-purpose tree, it is often harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. The tree has a long history of cultivation, dating back to the time of the ancient Egyptians, for its medicinal and edible uses.
Edible Uses
Fruit is eaten raw or cooked. It is Mucilaginous and has a sweet flavour. The immature fruits are pickled and are also used as a vegetable. The fruit is a shining globose or ovoid drupe about 15mm in diameter. It is yellow or pinkish-yellow in colour and turns black on ripening and the pulp gets viscid.
In Barbados, Clammy Cherry is not commonly used for edible purposes. Maybe information about it is not known. The fruit has been sometimes used to help make kites as a source of glue.
Cordia dichotoma
Cordia dichotoma, commonly known as Clammy Cherry or Indian Cherry, is a small deciduous tree with a short bole and spreading crown. Usually a small tree growing 3 - 4 metres tall, though some specimens can reach a height of 20 metres or more. Gathered from the wild for its many medicinal uses, the tree is also often cultivated for its fruits.
A widely used, multi-purpose tree, it is often harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. The tree has a long history of cultivation, dating back to the time of the ancient Egyptians, for its medicinal and edible uses.
Edible Uses
Fruit is eaten raw or cooked. It is Mucilaginous and has a sweet flavour. The immature fruits are pickled and are also used as a vegetable. The fruit is a shining globose or ovoid drupe about 15mm in diameter. It is yellow or pinkish-yellow in colour and turns black on ripening and the pulp gets viscid.
In Barbados, Clammy Cherry is not commonly used for edible purposes. Maybe information about it is not known. The fruit has been sometimes used to help make kites as a source of glue.
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