Saurauia peruviana
Buscal.
Jicamillo, Peru saurauia
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Description
A shrub or tree. It grows 3 m tall. It is hairy. The leaves are clustered behind the tips of the small branches. The leaves are broadly oval and taper to a short tip. The base is wedge shaped. There are teeth along the edges. The leaves are 10-18 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are in groups of about 200 in groups 3-18 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. The fruit are berries with 3-5 sections. They are 4 mm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,500-3,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Bolivia*, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Moco, Uva de montana
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 586
- 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
