Saurauia bullosa
Wawra
Jicamillo, Bullose saurauia
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Description
A shrub or tree. The crown is open. It grows 10 m tall. The trunk can be 20-40 cm across. The fruit are green oval berries 2 cm across.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in cloud forest. It grows between 1,500-3,600 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Other Uses
The white to light brown wood is brittle. We have no more information on the wood of this species, but the following is a general description of the wood from species in this genus. The wood is little used, except locally for fuel. It is a pale reddish brown throughout; not attractive; lustre rather low; odourless and tasteless; rather light, but firm, tough, and strong; texture medium; grain straight; easy to cut, saws finely woolly, is rather hairy under the plane; probably not durable. Useful locally for general carpentry and interior construction.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Huevo de gallo, Jicamillo, Moco, Moquillo, Platanillo, Tsunkana, Suza
References (8)
- Ferns, Tropical plants.
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 586
- 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 787
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
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- Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 148
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
- Van den Eynden, V., 2004, Use and management of edible non-crop plants in southern Ecuador, Ph D dissertation. p 108
