Gustavia longifolia
Poepp. ex O. Berg.
Chope
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Description
A tree. It grows to 30 m high. The leaves are long. The fruit are reddish brown capsules. They are round and 8 cm across. They have a leathery skin and green lid. The pulp is yellow. There are about 9 brown seeds.
Edible Uses
Both the fruit and sap are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the higher parts of the floodplain and in upland forests.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Other Information
It is a cultivated fruit tree. Fruit are occasionally sold in markets.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Allyan pasu, Ayampaso, Calabacillo, Case, Chope, Chope masha, Cocora, Kuap, Mangua, Moinka, Noginka, Nonginkawem Nowiwe, Nugicahue, Rugoso, Sacha chope, Sacha manga, Sachavaya, Tripa de pollo, Ttetteccu'cho
References (6)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 285
- 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 402
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Smith, N., et al, 2007, Amazon River Fruits. Flavors for Conservation. Missouri Botanical Gardens Press. p 144
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 404
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- Vasquez, R. and Gentry, A. H., 1989, Use and Misuse of Forest-harvested Fruits in the Iquitos Area. Conservation Biology 3(4): 350f
