Licania licaniiflora
(Sagot) S. F. Blake
Parinari, Copuda
Chrysobalanaceae Edible: Fruit, Seeds
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Description
A tropical tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family with edible fruit and seeds.
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Edible Uses
The fruit and seeds are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Licania bracteosa Fritsch [Illegitimate]Licania capinensis HuberLicania huberiana MaguireLicania obovatifolia MaguireLicania parinarioides HuberLicania parinarioides var. latifolia MaguireLicania wilson-brownei MaguireMoquilea licaniiflora Sagot
Also Known As
Anaura, Copuda, Marishiballi, Mirishiballi, Pajura-rana, Pianshi-rana, Watakoko, Zwarte foengoe
References (5)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1487 (As Licania parinarioides)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 351
- 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 486
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 92 (As Licania parinarioides)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
