Quiina obovata
Tul.
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Description
A tropical tree from the family Ochnaceae (also placed in Quiinaceae) native to tropical America, producing fleshy berry fruits.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Notes
There are 34 Quiina in tropical America. Also put in the family Quiinaceae.
Synonyms
Quiina albiflora A. C. Sm.Quiina oblanceolata Sandwith
References (7)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2833
- Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A., and Seberg, O. 2007, Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. p 271 (Genus)
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 46
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
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- Smith, N., Mori, S.A., et al, 2004, Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton. p 317
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 369
