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Family Meliaceae, Trichilia sp.
A medium size bush, with thin stems that spread horizontally and vertically. The seed pod's surface looks like velvet, starts with a greenish red color, and contains one seed only. When mature, it turns brown. The seed is red, with a black cover layer that splits from the seed when this falls on the ground. Photo 3 is of a new seed pod, and photo 4 is of the bush.
Spotted on May 30, 2012
Submitted on May 31, 2012
16 Comments
Family / Família Meliaceae, Trichilia sp. Plants of the genus Trichilia have several medicinal properties. One of them, T. catuaba is said to have aphrodisiac and stimulant properties... But this one is almost certainly T Hirta!
Linda foto!
:) agora que falas realmente havia qualquer coisa de familiar na foto,é um capacete romano :)
Jolly, I'd be glad to host you here.
Muito obrigado, Antonio. Eu vi um capacete de gladiador romano que parece exatamente assim! / Thank you very much, Antonio. I saw a roman gladiator's helmet that looked exactly like it.
You are welcome asergio. From your spotting I can imagine that your place is a haven for a lot of wildlife. I hope I could visit your place sometime in the future.
grande spotting Sérgio,perfect first shoot,grande abraço Xará :)
Jolly, thank you.
Beautiful spotting.
Oneng, it is a fruit, the flower is small and white, but there was none in the bush anymore.
Wouw..this is fist time I see it..it's fruit..or flower ..?
Thank you Cindy.
That's awesome! Great spotting, Sergio!
Gerardo, gracias. Tibiprada: I didn't try, but I am very suspicious of red fruits that I don't know (and this is RED, as you can see...).
the 1M question...can you eat it ?
Nice!