Common names (English):

Barbados cherry, Brazilian Cherry, Surinam Cherry

Local name (Kannada):

Habit: Tree

Distribution:

Native of tropical America

Use: Edible fruit

Description:

Trees, 10-20 m tall, stems covered with small spines. Leaves 3-foliate, alternate; leaflets ovate-deltoid, coraceous. Inflorescence racemose, axillary and terminal. Flowers orange-red.