Bunchosia deflexa
Triana & Planchon
Ciruela
Malpighiaceae Edible: Fruit
Description
A tropical tree in the Malpighiaceae family producing edible fruit. One of 68 Bunchosia species.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, South America,
Notes
There are 68 Bunchosia species.
Also Known As
Deflected bunchosia
References (4)
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- 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
