Saurauia conzattii
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Álvaro San José Elizundia
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Álvaro San José Elizundia
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Álvaro San José Elizundia
Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 7 m tall. The fruit are round and about 6 mm across.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten and very much appreciated.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet mixed forest between 1,500-3,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Central America, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, North America,
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations above 1,500 metres. The plant fruits abundantly.
Other Uses
We have no information on the wood of this species, but the following is a general description of the wood from species in this genus. The wood is little used, except locally for fuel. It is a pale reddish brown throughout; not attractive; lustre rather low; odourless and tasteless; rather light, but firm, tough, and strong; texture medium; grain straight; easy to cut, saws finely woolly, is rather hairy under the plane; probably not durable. Useful locally for general carpentry and interior construction.
Other Information
The fruit are very much appreciated.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ma-do-chay, Mameyito, Moco blanco, Moquillo, Pipichite
References (4)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2813
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
- 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 787
- Segura, S. et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
