Iryanthera ulei
Warburg
Wirisaka
Myristicaceae Edible: Fruit
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HERBÁRIO MANUEL DE ARRUDA CÂMARA (HACAM)
Description
A large tree in the Myristicaceae family native to tropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, South America*,
Also Known As
Agua monkawe, Huirisaca, Teyedebe, Weikawe
References (5)
- Etkin, N. L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 138, 157
- 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 451
- 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 459
- Vasquez, R. and Gentry, A. H., 1989, Use and Misuse of Forest-harvested Fruits in the Iquitos Area. Conservation Biology 3(4): 350f
