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clammy cherry
Scientific Name: Cordia obliqua
Family: Boraginaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Clammy Cherry (Cordia obliqua)
The Clammy Cherry, known scientifically as Cordia obliqua, is a plant with fruits known for their, well, clammy texture.
Considerations for Pets
- The Clammy Cherry is also referred to as Bird Lime tree.
Considerations for Children
- The Clammy Cherry has fruits with a sticky, clammy texture.
- Historically, the juice of the Clammy Cherry fruit has been used cosmetically on nails.
Common Names
- Clammy Cherry
- Fragrant Manjack
- Bird Lime Tree
- Indian Cherry
- Sebesten Plum
- Snotty Gobbles
- Glue Berry
- Pink Pearl
- Sleshmataka
- Red Manjack
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cordia obliqua Willd.
- Family: Boraginaceae
- Synonyms: Cordia collococca L.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Barbados.
- Also found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and Montserrat, Nicaragua.
Ecological Role
- Listed in the Global Compendium of Weeds.
Morphological Characteristics
- Medium-sized deciduous tree.
- Vigorous growth.
- Can grow up to 35 meters tall.
- Shortly-deciduous with a moderately thick, single-layered crown that is often wide and spreading.
- Small cherry-sized, orange-skinned fruit.
- Ripe fruits have a sticky, clammy texture with a sweetish flavor.
Quirky Facts
- The name "Clammy Cherry" refers to the fruit's unpleasantly damp, sticky, or slimy texture.
- Fruits can be eaten raw as a vegetable.
- The juice of the Clammy Cherry fruit has been used as a nail polish.