Wild Brazilian-Peruvian Amazon, Annona Rollinia Deliciosa, Biriba 10 Fresh Seeds
Rollinia deliciosa is a species of flowering plant in the custard-apple family, Annonaceae, that is native to tropical South America. It is cultivated for its edible fruits, commonly known as biriba, throughout the world’s tropics and subtropics.
The Brazilian name, biriba has become somewhat well known. Nonetheless, the fruits are occasionally known by other names, including rollinia, wild sugar apple and aratiku.
Biriba is a fast-growing, flood-tolerant, sun-loving tropical or sub-tropical tree, with leaves up to 35 cm long. It can reach a height of 4–15 m (13–49 ft), which can bear fruit from seed within 3 years.[2] The fruit is large, conical or round, green when unripe, ripening to yellow. Its surface is covered with soft spines or protuberances which bruise and blacken with handling, giving it an unappealing appearance. This delicacy, together with a shelf life of less than a week has limited its commercial cultivation. However it is an increasingly popular tree for homestead cultivation in tropical and subtropical areas.
The fruit pulp is very soft and sweet, tasting somewhat like a lemon meringue pie. It is generally eaten out of hand, though some chefs have used it for cooking, and wine has been made out of it.
This variety has flavours that are extremely favourable, and yummy, and enjoyed by everyone we’ve shared the fruit with. The fruit is somewhat like a custard apple in appearance but much creamier and slipperier on the tongue. We have found ours to be quite cold tolerant and the seeds are fresh off the tree this week.
Limited number of seeds available.
What you get – 10 very fresh seeds – picked May 2013
Posted promptly after payment is received
Synonyms: Annona biflora, Annona deliciosa, Annona mucosa, Annona obtusiflora,
Annona pterocarpa, Annona reticulata var. mucosa., Rollinia deliciosa,
Rollinia orthopetala, Rollinia biflora,
English Names: Wild sweet sop, wild cashina.
Other names: Anón cimarrón, araticum pitaia, baba de moça, cachiman morveux,
catarro de padre, fruta da condessa, rotzapfel.
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