Stylogyne longifolia
(Mart. ex Miq.) Mez
Gondo
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-5 m tall. It can be 12 m tall in the forest. The fruit are black. They are round and 8 mm across. They have one seed.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wetland and upland areas. It grows in a range of soils including muddy banks of tidal streams. It can grow up to about 1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia*, Brazil*, Colombia, Ecuador*, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana Peru*, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Production
Fruiting starts while the shrub is 2 m tall. A shrub produces about 10 fruit. Fruit are ready during the rainy season.
Notes
Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.
Also Known As
Vino huayo, Shambo huayo, Guapuraqui, Acai da mata
References (4)
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 49
- 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 192
- www.colecionandofrutas.org
