Insights into the Flowering and Fruiting Behaviors of Miracle Fruit

Miracle berry (Synsepalum dulcificum), also known as miracle fruit, is a valuable horticultural species indigenous to West Africa. Surprisingly, very little is known about the species in terms of how miracle fruit's flowers grow and develop. The authors of a study in iHortScience/i say that miracle fruit is "a very promising species" that has not been adequately studied. "Miracle fruit is a rare fruit crop with high economical value in the medical and food industry," they explained. The ...