Sarcaulus brasiliensis subsp. gracilis
(A. de Candolle) Eyma, Pennington
Quinilla
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Description
A tree. It grows 8 m high. The trunk can be 14 cm across. The leaves are less than 10 cm long. The flowers are cream or whitish. The fruit stalk is 2-3.6 cm long. The fruit is edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the wet lowland rainforest. It grows between 180-500 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Peru, South America,
Also Known As
Quinilla de hojas pe quenas, Skakahak yaa, Tushmo amarilla, Ujumai yas
References (2)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 785
- Pennington, T.D., 1990, Sapotaceae in Flora Neotropica Monograph 52. New York Botanical Gardens. p 235
