Clarisia ilicifolia
(Spreng.) Lanj. & Rossbach
Hulina, Holly lea clarisia
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc-nd
(c) ombeline_sculfort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by ombeline_sculfort
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Pierrot F., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Pierrot F., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Description
A tree. It grows 20 m tall. It has white latex. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and 8-33 cm long by 3-12 cm wide. They can be broadest below the middle. The flowering shoots are usually in pairs.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten and are popular.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Other Information
The fruit are popular.
Synonyms
Acanthinophyllum spruceanum (Lanj.) W. C. BurgerExcoecaria ilicifolia Spreng.and many others
Also Known As
Fura-fura, Janita
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 137
- 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 238
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 41
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
