Fruit · Medicinal
Miracle Fruit
Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Daniell
West Africa
Fun factThe berry's effect on the palate lasts up to two hours, and seed-grown plants begin fruiting at two to three years old, with fruit appearing about six weeks after flowering.
A slow-growing large shrub or small bushy tree from West Africa, reaching about 6 m in its native habitat but usually much smaller in cultivation. Its small scarlet berries contain miraculin, a taste-modifying protein that makes sour or bitter foods taste sweet for a time after the pulp is eaten. In West Africa the fruits are traditionally chewed before meals to make stale food taste better.
Sourced · see Record tab
8on the estate
3carrying a tag
3sponsored
FamilySapotaceae
Spanish nameFruita Milagrosa
Also known asMiracle berry, Miraculous berry, Flavour berry, Fruta milagrosa, Fruit milagroso
Native toWest and West-Central tropical Africa
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Main Orchard | B | — | Healthy | James S., USA | |
| 97 | Citrus Line | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | James S., USA | Along Service Road |
| 98 | Citrus Line | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | James S., USA | Along Service Road |
| — | Citrus Line | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | Along Service Road |
| — | Citrus Line | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | Along Service Road |
| — | Citrus Line | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | Along Service Road |
| — | Citrus Line | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | Along Service Road |
| — | Citrus Line | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | Along Service Road |
5 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.