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Cyphomandra betacea

Authority	(Cav.) Sendtner
Family	Magnoliopsida:Asteridae:Solanales:Solanaceae
Synonyms	Cyphomandra hartwegi Sendt., Solanum betaceum Cav.
Common names	caxlan pix, limatomate, palo de tomate, pix, sachatomate, tamarille, tamarillo, tomate d'arbre, tomate de árbol, tomate de La Paz, tomate de monte, tomate de palo, tomate dulce, tomate francés, tomate granadillo, tree tomato, yellow tree tomato, yuncatomate
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Ecocrop code	859

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A fast-growing herbaceous shrub or small tree reaching 1-5 m or even up to 7.5 m in height with a short trunk and thick branches. It usually forms a single upright trunk with spreading lateral branches. The leaves are large, shiny, hairy, prominently veined and pungent smelling. The fruits are egg shaped, pointed at both ends, 4-10 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. The skin colour may be yellow or orange to deep red or almost purple, while the flesh is yellowish, orange, deep red or purple. USES The unripe fruits are used in chutney, curry and hot dishes, while the mature fruits are used in stews, soups, stuffings, cakes, jellies, jams, ice cream and in fruit salads or like tomatoes in sandwiches and green salads. It can also be used for a juice. In South America such juices are often blended with milk, ice and sugar to make tasty drinks. The fruit can also be cooked and eaten in stews, soups, baked goods, releshes and sweet and savory sauces. It freeze well. It is grown as a shade tree in poultry yards. Mention as a possible agroforestry species. KILLING T Temperatures of -2°C may kill all but the largest stems and branches. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Normally, it begin bearing within 18 mont
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SOURCES (C. betacea (Cavanilles) Sendtner) Hackett C 1982 pp 110 [FER, PHO, DEP, PH, TEXT] Roecklein J 1987 pp 244 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 14 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Popenoe W 1974 pp 452-453 [KTMP, FER, TEXT, RAIN, USE] Sims D (pers. comm.) Vietmeyer N 1989 pp 307-316 [KTMP, USE, LIMIT, PHO, DRA, TEMP, FER, TEXT] Rice R 1990 pp 144-145 [LIMIT, USE, DRA, FER] Bermejo J 1994 pp 185-188 [USE, TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, LIG, KTMP] Verheij E 1991 pp 144-146 [USE, TEMP, KTMP, DRA, FER]