Sacoglottis amazonica
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(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Description
A tropical tree in the Humiriaceae family found in tropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, South America, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela,
Also Known As
Achua, Uchirana
References (4)
- 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 773
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 143
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
