Herrania cuatrecasana
Garcia-Barr.
Cuatrecasas herrania
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Description
A tropical tree in the Malvaceae family, Herrania cuatrecasana grows from sea level to 1,500 m in elevation.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, South America,
Notes
Also in the family Byttneriaceae.
Also Known As
Bugicawe, Cacao de la selva, Cacao de monte, Cacao oequeno, Cambiac, Ko-kee-ot-chu, Kushiniap, Sacha cacao, Senori, Tsie
References (7)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2782
- Caballero-Serrano, V., et al, 2019, Traditional ecological knowledge and medicinal plant diversity in Ecuadorian Amazon home gardens. Global Ecology and Conservation 17 (2019) e00524 p 11
- Etkin, N. L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 138 (Other species as Herrania aff. nitida and Herrania sp.)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 298
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 41
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- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 598
