Talisia nervosa
Radlk.
Nerved talisia, Wild mamon
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Description
A small tree. The stem is straight and unbranched. The leaves are long and are bunched near the top. The leaflets are long and get larger along the stalk.
Edible Uses
The seeds are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows as an under-storey tree in the forest.
Where It Grows
Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Talisia amaruayana Steyerm.Talisia dwyeri CroatTalisia grandifolia Cuatrec.Talisia tiricensis Steyerm. & Maguire
Also Known As
Huesillo, Lengua de mujer, Mamon de montana, Mamon silvestre, Montanero, Palo de piedra, Tostado
References (6)
- Condit, R., et al, 2011, Trees of Panama and Costa Rica. Princeton Field Guides. p 434
- D'Ambrosio, U., & Puri, R. K., 2016, Foodways in transition: food plants, diet and local perceptions of change in a Costa Rican Ngäbe community. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:3 p 27
- 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 654
- 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 855
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- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
