Synonyms: 

Mussaenda formosa Jacq.

Randia formosa (Jacq.) K.Schum.

Systematic Position

Kingdom:  Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Order: Gentianales

Family: Rubiaceae

Native: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.

Common Names

English – Blackberry Jam Fruit

Malayalam –

Description:

Blackberry jam fruit, Jasmin de rosa – fragrant white flowers and edible fruit that tastes like blackberry jam.

Habitat: Bushy evergreen tree or shrub.

Distribution: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, cultivated elsewhere.

Uses: Traditional medicine, ornamenta plant.