Naucleopsis ternstroemiiflora
(Mildbr.) C. C. Berg.
Moraceae Edible: Fruit
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Description
A tropical tree in the Moraceae family that grows in lowland areas.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the lowlands.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Naucleopsis pauciflora DuckeOgcodeia ternstroemiiflora Mildbr.
Also Known As
Erva-de-viado, Motelo chaqui, Muiratinga
References (5)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 700 (As Ogcodeia ternstroemiiflora)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 441
- 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 568
- Philips, O., 1992, The potential for harvesting fruits in tropical rainforests: new data from Amazonian Peru. Biodiversity and Conservation 2, 18-38
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
