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Thaumatococcus daniellii, also known as miracle fruit or miracle berry, is a plant species from tropical Africa of the Marantaceae (arrowroot & prayer plant) family. It is a large, rhizomatous , flowering herb native to the rainforests of western Africa in Sierra Leone , southeast to Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
The seeds need 14 to 21 days to germinate. A spacing of 4 m (13 ft) between plants is suggested. [5] The plants first bear fruit after growing about 3–4 years, [5] and produce two crops per year, after the end of the rainy season. This evergreen plant produces small, red berries, while white flowers are produced for many months of the year.
Magical fruit may refer to: Miracle fruit , or miracle berry plant ( Synsepalum dulcificum ), which produces berries that, when eaten, cause sour foods subsequently consumed to taste sweet Bean , a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (alternately Leguminosae) used for human food or animal feed
Miracle berry tablets make for great flavor-tripping parties, but they may also have other benefits. Some health experts says the berries could reduce the dependence of sugar in our diets.
The "miracle fruit" Synsepalum dulcificum is also placed in the Sapotaceae. Trees of the genus Palaquium ( gutta-percha ) produce an important latex with a wide variety of uses. The seeds of the tree Sideroxylon spinosum produce an edible oil , traditionally harvested in Morocco .
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Miraculin is a taste modifier, a glycoprotein extracted from the fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum. [2] The berry, also known as the miracle fruit, was documented by explorer Chevalier des Marchais, who searched for many different fruits during a 1725 excursion to its native West Africa. Miraculin itself does not taste sweet.