Byrsonima densa
(Poir.) DC.
Dense byrsonima
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Description
A tree. It grows 5-30 m tall. The flowers are red and the petals can be white. The fruit are small, round and green.
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Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Central America, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname,
Notes
There are 127 Byrsonima species. They grow in tropical America.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Muruci-vermelho, Nance
References (8)
- Boggan, J. et al., 1992, Checklist of the plants of the Guianas.
- Cavalcante, P.B., 1991, Frutas comestíveis da Amazônia. Edições CEJUP. (As Byrsonima amazonica)
- Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.WDT.QC.ca)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 83
- 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 154
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- Paz, F. S., et al, 2021, Edible Fruit Plant Species in the Amazon Forest Rely Mostly on Bees and Beetles as Pollinators. Journal of Economic Entomology, XX(XX), 2021, 1–13 (As Byrsonima amazonica)
- Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932–, Flora of Suriname.
- Villachica, H., 1996, Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la Amazonía. Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica. (As Byrsonima amazonica)
