Lacmellea gracilis

(Mull.Arg.) Markgr.

Graceful lacmellea

Apocynaceae Edible: Fruit 1 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows about 3.6 m tall. The trunk is slender. The fruit are yellow.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible and consumed in traditional Amazonian use.

Traditional Uses

Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America,

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowland Amazonian rainforest. It grows in dry soils along the edges of forests at about 400 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Lowland Amazonian rainforest, growing in dry loams along the margins of the forest at elevations around 400 metres.

Cultivation

A plant of mainly low elevations in the moist tropics.

Other Uses

The latex obtained from the plant is of low quality, but is sometimes used to adulterate rubber from Hevea brasiliensis. Wood yellowish or pinkish brown with a greyish cast; fine-textured; light in weight, but firm; takes a smooth, dull finish.

Synonyms

Hancornia gracilis Spruce ex Mull.Arg. [Invalid]Zschokkea gracilis Mull.Arg.

Also Known As

Caramurizinho, Chicle, Jaquitaque, Sorvinha

References (6)

Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 339
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 466
Kew Plants of the World onLine
Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 29

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