Humiriastrum cuspidatum
(Benth.) Cuatrec.
Guaco
Humiriaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical cultivated tree in the Humiriaceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Other Information
It is a cultivated plant.
Synonyms
Humiria cuspidata Benth.Humirium cuspidatum Benth.Sacoglottis cuspidata (Benth.) Urb.
Also Known As
Achua, Kro my kak nho, Uchi, Uchu mullaca
References (4)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1861 (As Humiria cuspidata)
- 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 423 (Also as Sacoglottis cuspidata)
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 96 (As Sacoglottis cuspidata)
- Poset, D. A., 2002, Kayapo Ethnoecology and Culture. Routledge
