Couepia uiti
(Mart. & Zucc.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
Brazil couepia
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Description
A tropical tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family, producing ripe fruits with edible pulp.
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Edible Uses
The pulp of ripe fruits is eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the ripe fruit is eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, South America,
Synonyms
Couepia dahlgrenii Standl.Couepia martiana Hook.f.Couepia paraguaiensis Hassl.Moquilea uiti Mart. & Zucc.
Also Known As
Fruta-de-pato, Marmelada, Oiti, Pantera, Pateira, Patiero
References (4)
- Bortolotto, I. M., et al, 2015, Knowledge and use of wild edible plants in rural communities along Paraguay River, Pantanal, Brazil. Journal or Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 11:46
- Bortolotto, I. M., et al, 2018, Lista preliminar das plantas alimenticias nativas de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Serie Botanica, Porto Alegre, 73 (supl.):101-116
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 167
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 107 (As Couepia martianum)
