When we were young kids it often intrigued me the variety of wild berries available in the bush. Would I die after eating them? The horrific idea of dying slowly after eating a poisonous berry too must have crossed the minds of many. Fortunately there is much information out there about the type we can safely eat. The Singapore Rhodendron is foremost when it comes to wild berries in these parts. Another is the dendang (a type of vine from the passionflower species). The latana caramera is another but recently I read a report that its berries are slightly toxic if taken in large quantity. One of the most popular berry of our childhood is the jamaican cherry (muntingia calabura). Its also known as the Japanese Cherry though it is also found in Africa also. Sometimes I pick a handful and eating without any ill effect. The pictures above depict flower, cherry and tree.
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