Marantaceae

Miracle fruit

Thaumatococcus daniellii (Benn.) Benth. ex Eichler

Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Thaumatococcus

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Miracle fruit (Thaumatococcus daniellii) — FruitPhoto: Matt Muir, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Miracle fruit

Synonyms

Donax daniellii (Horan.) Roberty
Monostiche daniellii (Benn.) Horan.
Phrynium daniellii Benn.

Photos

FruitPhoto: Matt Muir, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cyriac Gbogou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mwintirew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.