Coccoloba densifrons

Mart. ex Meisn.

Pixuna

Polygonaceae Edible: Fruit, Seeds 2 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub or tree. It can be 30 m tall. The fruit is black. It is round and 1 cm across. The fruit are in bunches of 40-50 fruit. There is one seed. The seed is 9 mm long by 8 mm wide.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten fresh and stain the mouth blue. The seeds are also edible.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten. They stain the mouth blue.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowlands and along riverbanks. It is also along the edges of lakes and sediment rich and blackwater rivers. It can occur up to 1,200 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Bolivia*, Brazil, Colombia*, Ecuador*, Guyana, Peru*, South America*, Suriname, Venezuela,

Synonyms

Coccoloba barbeyana LindauCoccoloba pichuna Huber

Also Known As

Acha caspi, Bdidiyo weme, Bedede yoweme, Bedeyawewe, Blauwtu, Espinoso, Guayabachi, Licuanco, Masari, Motilon, Pepito negro, Remo caspi, Serra, Tangarana blanca, Vino huayo, Yaca, Yawati kaspi

References (8)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 147
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 249
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 249 (As Coccoloba pichuma)
Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 48
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 218
Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 525
van Andel, T., 2000, Useful plants of Guyana. Non-timber forest products of the North-West District of Guyana. Part 2. A Field Guide. Tropenbos-Guyana Programme. p 301