Licania steyermarkii
Maguire
Chrysobalanaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Colombia, South America, Venezuela,
Also Known As
Macara-yek
References (3)
- 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 110
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
