Saurauia laevigata
Triana & Planch.
Smooth saurauia
Actinidiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Division of Botany FMNH
Description
A tree. It grows 5-30 m tall. The stem has prominent leaf scars. The leaf stalks are 1-3 cm long. The leaves are narrowly oval and 6-22 cm long b 2-10 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The flowering shoots are 20 cm long. The flowers are white. The fruit are round berries 1 cm across.
Edible Uses
The round berries are eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the moist forest zone.
Where It Grows
Belize, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, South America,
Synonyms
Saurauia smithiana Buscal.Saurauia yasicae var. laevigata Buscal.Saurauia zetekiana Standl.
References (3)
- 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)
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Lentz, D. L., 1993, Medicinal and Other Economic Plants of the Paya of Honduras. Economic Botany, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 358-370
