Marlierea montana

Description

A shrub or tree. It can be 8-17 m tall. The branches are a rusty brown. The leaves are opposite. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves and near the ends of branches. The fruit is a berry. It is 1 cm long by 1 cm wide. The fruit are red to purple. The pulp of the fruit is edible. There are 1-2 seeds.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten fresh and fermented to make an alcoholic drink.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten. The fruit are also used to make an alcoholic drink. Caution: Alcohol is a cause of cancer.

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Known Hazards

Alcohol consumption is a cause of cancer.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows on sandy and rocky islands, often near rapids along creeks and on savanna forest.

Where It Grows

Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela, West Indies,

Synonyms

Also Known As

Baaka-besji, Kuaku, Kwako, Kwakoe, Packoo jamoon, Quackoo jamoon, Quackoo, Taparau

References (6)

• Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 383
• 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 525
• Omawale, 1973, Guyana's edible plants. Guyana University, Georgetown p 39 (A Marlieria obtusa)
• Useful plants of Guyana. Non-Timber Forest Products of the North-West District of Guyana Part 1. p 103
• van Andel, T., 2000, Useful plants of Guyana. Non-timber forest products of the North-West District of Guyana. Part 2. A Field Guide. Tropenbos-Guyana Programme. p 295

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