Pourouma tomentosa subsp. apiculata
(Spruce ex Benoist) C. C. Berg & Heusden
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Description
A tropical tree in the Urticaceae family, grown for its popular edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten and considered popular locally.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Other Information
The fruit are popular.
Notes
Also put in the family Cecropiaceae and Moraceae.
Synonyms
Coussapoa krukovii Standl.Pourouma apiculata Spruce ex BenoistPourouma apiculata Spruce ex Midlbr.
Also Known As
Fruto de indio, Imbaubarana, Purumai, Sarasara
References (2)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 522
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 45 (As Pourouma apiculata)
