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Byrsonima hypoleuca

Turcz.

Whitish byrsonima

Malpighiaceae Edible: Fruit

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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015

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Description

A small tropical tree in the Malpighiaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Colombia, South America, Venezuela,

References (2)

  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 84
  • Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 150

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