Parmentiera stenocarpa
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Summary
Source: WikipediaParmentiera stenocarpa is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 4-6 m high. The trunk is 6-8 cm across. The fruit are narrow and 30-40 cm long. They are yellow.
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Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. The pulp of the elongated fruit has a sweet flavour. The yellow nearly cylindrical fruit is around 30 - 40cm long and 1 - 2cm wide, tapering to base and apex , Seeds. The seeds are 4 - 5mm long and 6 - 7mm wide
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet lowland forest.
Where It Grows
Colombia*, South America,
Also Known As
Palo vela, Platanilla
References (6)
- Gentry, A. H., 1980, Bignoniaceae: Part I (Crescentieae and Tourrettieae): Flora Neotropica, Vol. 25, No. 1, Bignoniaceae: Part I (Crescentieae and Tourrettieae), pp. 1-130
- 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 609
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 32
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 83
- Ricker, M., et al, 1997, The Case for Borojoa patinoi (Rubiaceae) in the Choco Region, Colombia. Economic Botany 51(1) pp 39-48
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- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
