Clavija sp.

Botanical name: 

Clavija sp. Myrsineae.

A genus of South American shrubs or small trees. The fruits are fleshy and contain numerous seeds embedded in a pulp which is said to be eatable. They vary in size, but are seldom larger than a pigeon's egg.


Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.