Stylogyne ardisioides
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
Description
A small tree. It can grow 10 m tall. The fruit are pink and clustered along branches. The fruit are 5 mm across. They have one seed.
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Edible Uses
The fruits are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on floodplains in mature and secondary forests in the Amazon. They can tolerate shade.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru*, South America,
Production
It can start fruiting whe 2 m tall. Many fruit can be gathered from a single shrub.
Notes
Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Shambo huayo
References (1)
- Smith, N., et al, 2007, Amazon River Fruits. Flavors for Conservation. Missouri Botanical Gardens Press. p 190 (As Stylogyne cauliflora)
