Alibertia sp., Rubiaceae
February 5, 2010
This common small tree/shrub is called locally ‘marmelo’, a name given by the Portuguese who saw in its fruit the New World approximation of the familiar quince, ‘marmelo’ in Portuguese, and the source of the first marmelade, in our time made mainly of oranges.
Atlantic Forest, Bahia, Brazil 
May 13, 2010 at 12:46 pm
[…] you might guess from the species name edulis, the plant produces an edible fruit. In Brazil, This common small tree/shrub is called locally ‘marmelo’, a name given by the Portuguese who […]
February 28, 2011 at 6:25 am
Hello,
I would like to ask your authorization to use the photo of Alibertia edulis for my website.
Thanks for your kind reply, even if negative.
Regards
Lucia Barabino
February 28, 2011 at 6:48 am
Sure, Lucia. With the following credit: “Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil”.
July 15, 2011 at 2:26 pm
[…] you might guess from the species name edulis, the plant produces an edible fruit. In Brazil, This common small tree/shrub is called locally ‘marmelo’, a name given by the Portuguese who […]
July 15, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Mary,
this turns out to be a new sp. of Alibertia and NOT A. edulis, as I was always assuming. The rest of the post contains correct info.