Dacryodes roraimensis
Cuatrec.
Burseraceae Edible: Fruit
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Description
A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The leaves are leathery and dark green above and dull green underneath. The fruit are pale yellow green. They are edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in humid mountain forests.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Also Known As
Anime, Moramahi
References (6)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 192
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 33
- NYBG herbarium "edible"
- 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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- www.proyanomami.org
