Talisia squarrosa
Radlk.
Rough talisia
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Description
A tree. It grows 30 m high. The trunk is 30-60 cm across. There are buttresses at the base. The bark is light brown and cracked. The leaves are alternate and once divided. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-14 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The leaflets are opposite. The flower panicles are in the axils of leaves near the ends of the branches. They are 25 cm long. The fruit is a narrowly oval berry. It is 2.4 cm long by 1.2 cm wide. It has a grey then yellow coating. The pulp is white. There is one seed. It is narrowly oval and 6 mm long by 2 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The fruit and seeds are edible.
Traditional Uses
French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname,
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in upland rainforest.
Also Known As
Grigri, Karimora, Moroballi, Muro balli, Sand mora, Singabassou, Sinjabasoe, Tatoe
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Elsevier, p 655
- Polak, A. M., 1992, Major Timber Trees of Guyana. A Field Guide. Tropenbos Series 2. Wageningen. p 185
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 402
