Mexico, Veracruz, Jalapa Mun., Jardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero, 2 km S of Jalapa along old road to Coatepec; around new INIREB building.
19.5 -96.9333
1300 meters
1300 m
Bosque caducifolio; disturbed area, probably old citrus grove and cafetal.
{"habit":"Shrub 5 m tall, with several stems, to 10 cm in diameter, the stems herbaceous-appearing and green until ca. 5 cm in diameter; foliage odorless when crushed; flowers mostly hanging, odorless or perhaps with faint sweet aroma; corolla yellow; anthers light purple; pedicel at base of calyx turning light orange when fruit is ripe; fruit bright red, slightly depressed-globose, very juicy, to 1.3 cm in diameter, somewhat bitter, but otherwise tasteless; fruit more common now than in mid-December when last observed, but the plant has been blooming profusely the whole period."}