Fruit · Medicinal
Monkey Apple
Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) Schult.
Mexico to tropical South America
A shrub or small tree of the coffee family native to wet tropical forest from Mexico to South America, and a native of Costa Rica, where it is called guayaba de mono, or monkey guava. It is recorded as a source of food and medicine in its native range, and is also known in English as needle flower.
Sourced · see Record tab
1on the estate
0carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyRubiaceae
Spanish nameGuayaba de mono
Also known asNeedle flower, Guayaba de mono, Guayaba del mono
Native toMexico through Central America and the Caribbean to tropical South America
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | 24 May 2018 | Planted | — |
1 of these has no tag yet; it will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.