Salacia gigantea
Loes.
Giant salacia
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Description
A tropical shrub 3-9 m tall from the Celastraceae family, found in Colombia at elevations between 50-180 m.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Colombia it grows between 50-180 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Also Known As
Ahuax xtepoco, Chuchuguasa de rebalse, Colorado, Guapomo, Sapaimoci
References (7)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 580
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 35
- Philips, O., 1992, The potential for harvesting fruits in tropical rainforests: new data from Amazonian Peru. Biodiversity and Conservation 2, 18-38
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
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- Smith, N., et al, 2007, Amazon River Fruits. Flavors for Conservation. Missouri Botanical Gardens Press. p 93
- Zambrana, P, et al, 2017, Traditional knowledge hiding in plain sight – twenty-first century ethnobotany of the Chácobo in Beni, Bolivia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2017) 13:57
