Pithecellobium lanceolatum
(Willd.) Benth.
Buche
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Description
A tropical tree in the legume family (Fabaceae) that produces long seed pods with a fleshy layer around the seeds.
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Edible Uses
The aril (fleshy layer around the seeds) in the fruit pod is eaten.
Traditional Uses
The aril of fleshy layer around the seeds is eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Andes, Belize, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Notes
Also as Mimosaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Abracade, Ahoga-gato, Buche, Conchi, Espino de vaca, Guamuchil ahogadorm Humo, Laguadri, Michiwiste, Naure, Oroce, Orore, Peleple, Pintacanillo
References (7)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 510
- 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 669
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 39
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 99
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 23
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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.
- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
