Clavija tarapotana
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Tarapoto clavija
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(c) Carlos G Velazco-Macias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Description
A small tree growing to about 2 m tall, native to tropical forests. It produces round, edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the forest.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Notes
It has also been put in the family Theophrastaceae.
Synonyms
Clavija parviflora MezClavija tarapotana Rusby
Also Known As
Maspa, Tovantonlli, Yampak
References (4)
- Daly, D. C., An Index of Common Names of Plants in Acre, Brazil. New York Botanical Garden Universidade Federal do Acre.
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 138
- 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 239
- NYBG herbarium "edible"
