Talisia praealta
(Sagot) Radlk.
Acarouani talisia
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Description
A tree. It grows 20-30 m tall. The trunk is 25 cm across. There are buttresses at the base. The leaves are compound. They can be divided one or two times. The leaf stalk is 3-5 cm long. The flower panicles are in the axils of leaves near the ends of small branches. They are 2-5 cm long. They are branched. The fruit is an oval berry 2.5 cm long by 1.3 cm wide. They are yellowish-orange. There is one narrowly oval seed. The seed coat is juicy, scented and edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit and seed coat are edible; the seed coat is juicy and scented.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and marshy forest near creeks.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Acrouani talisia, Jamboka, Singabassou, Sinja-basoe, Sinja-oedoe, Tapuyma
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Elsevier, p 655
- Flora of the Guianas.
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 402
