Sloanea dentata
L.
Dentate burrwood
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Description
A tropical tree of the Elaeocarpaceae family with edible fruit.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Antilles, Brazil, Dominica, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Lesser Antilles, Martinique, South America, West Indies,
Synonyms
Apeiba dentata
Castanea sloanea Mill.Sloanea aubletii Sw. p.p.Sloanea dentata var. massoni (Sw.) StehleSloanea grandifolia Sm.Sloanea massoni Sw.Sloanea plumerii Aubl.Sloanea sinemariensis Sw. non Aubl.Sloanea truncata Urb.
Also Known As
Urucurana
References (4)
- 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 610
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 609 (As Apeiba dentata)
- 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 808
