Tabernaemontana sananho
Ruiz & Pavon
Kunakip
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Summary
Source: WikipediaTabernaemontana sananho is a tropical tree species in the family Apocynaceae known as lobo sanango. Lobo sanango grows in the Amazon Basin of northern South America.
Description
A tree. It can grow 20 m tall. The fruit are 4-5 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. They are yellow. They are produced in clusters. The skin is thick and has 3 angled ridges. There are about 20 dark reddish brown seeds. The pulp is very sweet. The pulp is underneath the layer of pointed seeds. The fruit stalk has a white latex.
Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten raw, though consumption is only occasional.
Traditional Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
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Medicinal Uses
The bark is utilized.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the understorey in the forest. It grows in floodplains and uplands. It grows up to 2,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Other Uses
A latex exudes copiously from the cut bark. It is used medicinally. The creamy yellow wood has dark chocolate brown, grayish or pale purplish streaks. The grain is interwoven, the wood is light in weight and rather soft. It is somewhat fibrous, easy to cut; but subject to stain.
Production
The tree starts producing fruit when about 1.5 m tall. Fruit are ripe towards the end of the rainy season.
Other Information
The fruit pulp is only occasionally eaten.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Arbol de la vaca, Bai su'u, Bolsa de mono, Bolsa de perro, Caimo de montana, Chiri sanango, Kunapik, Kunapip, Lobo sanango, Sanango de bajo, Sanango de lobo, Sanango macho, Tahuampa sanango, Tsikta, Ucho sanango
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- Friedman, J., et al, 1993, A Novel Method for Identification and Domestication of Indigenous Useful Plants in Amazonian Ecuador. In Janick, J. (Ed), New crops. Wiley.
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 650
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- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 30
- NYBG Herbarium "edible"
- Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14:166. 1938 (As Bonafousia sananho)
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