Kelensua Fruit Live Plant (Lepisanthes amoena) Widely cultivated in South America

Widely cultivated in South America for its edible fruit

Bloom Time/Fruiting: 3 to 5 years

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Thaumatin is of interest in the development of sweeteners

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Kelensua Fruit Live Plant (Lepisanthes amoena) Widely cultivated in South AmericaLepisanthes amoena is a shrub growing up to 6 metres tall, or a tree growing up to 10 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicine and wood. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental. The brownish or purple fruit is up to 25mm x 30mm in size and the yellowish to white pulp has a sweet flavour . The bark, as well as the young leaves, contain saponin and are applied against ulcers, also an extract of the bark