Naucleopsis pseudonaga
(Mildbr.) C. C. Berg
False naga naucleopsis
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Description
A tree. It rows 20 m tall and the trunk is 32 cm across. The outer bark is greyish-brown and has deep cracks. These peel off in long plates. The fruit hang down. They are green and inside there are seeds covered in a sweet, orange pulp. This is edible.
Edible Uses
The sweet orange pulp surrounding the seeds inside the fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowlands.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Ogcodeia pseudonaga Mildbr.
Also Known As
Jaca-brava, Muiratinga, Pama-amarela, Pama-mao-de-onca, Puma chaqui
References (6)
- 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 441
- 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 568
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- NYBG herbarium "edible"
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- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
