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

Eaten fresh.

Plant Cultivation

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.
Propagation: By seed.

Origin and Distribution

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.

Related Species

Related Species
Family: Annonaceae

Annona cherimola

Cherimoya

Annona cherimola x squamosa

Atemoya

Annona crassiflora

Marolo

Annona diversifolia

Ilama

Annona glabra

Pond Apple

Annona montana

Mountain Soursop

Annona muricata

Soursop

Annona palmeri

Annona paludosa

Annona purpurea

Soncoya

Annona reticulata

Custard Apple

Annona salzmanii

Annona scleroderma

Poshe-te

Annona sericea

Annona senegalensis

Wild Custard Apple

Annona squamosa

Sugar Apple

Asiminia triloba Paw Paw
Cananga odorata Ylang-Ylang
Monodora myristica Calabash Nutmeg
Rollinia mucosa Biriba

Stelechocarpus burahol

Kepel


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