Allophylus mollis
(Kunth) Radlk.
Shiringo, Clambo
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Description
A tree. It grows 4-8 m tall. The leaves are alternate and have 3 leaflets. They are narrowly oval and 5-12 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They have teeth along the edge. The flowers are small and greenish-white. The fruit are white and 1 cm 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 from low altitudes to 2,700 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, South America*, Venezuela,
Other Information
It is a cultivated food plant.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Clambo, Shirinku
References (7)
- 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 35
- Kvist, L. S., et al, 2006, Bosques montanos bajos occidentals en Ecuador y sus plantas utiles. Botanica Economica ge los Andes Centrales. 205-223.
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 565
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
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- Van den Eynden, V., 2004, Use and management of edible non-crop plants in southern Ecuador, Ph D dissertation. p 108
- Van den Eynden, V., & Cueva, E., 2008, Las plantas en la alimentacion. Enciclopedia de las Plantas Utiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA & Herbario AAU. Quito & Aarhus. 2008: 62–66
