Maieta poeppigii
Mart. ex Cogn.
Melastomataceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Melastomataceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is eaten raw.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
References (4)
- Fouqué, A., 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 397
- 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 509
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
