Freziera verrucosa
(Hieron.) Kobuski
Huile
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Pentaphylacaceae family that produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Colombia, Ecuador, South America,
Notes
Also put in the family Terntroemiaceae and Theaceae.
Synonyms
Eurya verrucosa Hieron
References (3)
- 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 489
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
