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Chrysochlamys weberbaueri

Engl.

Ciruela del Monte

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Mendkhuu Enkhbayar : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department

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Mendkhuu Enkhbayar : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department

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Description

A tropical shrub or small tree in the family Clusiaceae, growing at elevations above 500 m.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows above 500 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guianas, Guyana, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela,

Also Known As

Icaine, Wacamiyek, Yunkip

References (4)

  • Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2865
  • Kew Plants of the World Online
  • Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 35
  • 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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