Casasia clusiifolia
(Jacq.) Urb.
Rubiaceae
Gardenia clusiifolia Jacq.
Genipa clusiifolia (Jacq.) Griseb.
Randia clusiifolia (Jacq.) Chapm.
Common Name: Seven Year Apple
General Information
Seven year apple is an evergreen shrub or small tree.
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use of its edible fruit and its wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
72- Title
- Manual of the Southeastern Flora.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Small J.K.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- University of N. Carolina Press.
- Year
- 1933
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
Caribbean - Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba; southeastern N. America - Florida.
Habitat
Coastal sand dunes and hammocks near the coast in Florida[
72- Title
- Manual of the Southeastern Flora.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Small J.K.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- University of N. Carolina Press.
- Year
- 1933
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
Edibility Rating | |
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
Height | 0.00 m |
Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Tolerates high levels of salt in the soil[
688- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 68
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University.
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
- 0004-2625
- Description
- Various articles on plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Plants can flower and fruit all year round, though most flowering occurs during the warm season[
688- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 68
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University.
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
- 0004-2625
- Description
- Various articles on plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
688- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 68
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University.
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
- 0004-2625
- Description
- Various articles on plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
]. When fully ripe, the fruit is soft, wrinkled and prune-like with a black, jelly-like pulp that has a flavour somewhat like liquorice[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
]. The fruit is eaten by making a hole at one end and sucking the pulp out through it[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The dark-brown or reddish heartwood is close-grained, very heavy, and hard[
672- Title
- Florida Trees - A Handbook of the Native and Naturalized Trees of Florida
- Publication
-
- Author
- Small J.K.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Small J.K.; New York
- Year
- 1913
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse description of each species with details of habitat and a description of the wood. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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