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Biriba Rollinia mucosa a.k.a. Rollinia Soft, yellow-skinned fruit similar in appearance to many of
the Annona's but with more prominent spikes. The flesh
is white to translucent, juicy, with an excellent sweet flavor.
Biriba's are rarely found outside of their native regions as the
fruit blackens and spoils rather quickly. |
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Uses |
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Eaten fresh. |
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Plant Cultivation |
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Fast growing tree from 10-40ft in height. It grows
naturally in warm, wet regions of the tropics and will not survive
freezing temperatures. Its northern limit is probably extreme South
Florida. Biriba's often grow in areas that are flooded for parts of
the year so it will tolerate very wet soils. |
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Origin and Distribution |
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Native to the Brazilian-Peruvian Amazon, but its range now spreads throughout the Caribbean, Central and South America. It is rarely if ever grown commercially, but is often found cultivated on a small scale in the American tropics. |
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