Myrciaria vismeifolia
(Benth.) O. Berg.
Taparau
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
Summary
Source: WikipediaMyrciaria vismeifolia is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It has been found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela. The tree grows to between 4 and 6 metres high, and produces an edible berry up to 10mm in diameter.
Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 4-6 m tall. The trunk can be 10 cm across. Leaves are towards the ends of twigs. The leaves are narrowly oval to sword shaped and 6-12 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are rounded at the base and taper to the tip. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves and along branches. The fruit is a round berry. It is 1 cm across. There are 1-3 seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
References (5)
- Fouqué, A., 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer
- Johnson, M. and Colquhoun, A., 1996, Preliminary Ethnobotanical Survey of Kurupukari: An Amerindian Settlement of Central Guyana. Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 182-194
- 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 563
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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.
