Talisia carinata
Radlk.
Carinate talisia
Sapindaceae Edible: Fruit
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Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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Conveyor Belt
Description
A small tree. It grows 3-7 m tall. The trunk is 5 cm across. The bark is grey and smooth. The leaves have leaflets along the side. The leaf stalk is 10-1 cm long. There are 8-16 leaflets and they are 7-21 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. The fruit are yellow and have pink flesh. There is one seed. The fleshy layer around the seeds is edible.
Edible Uses
The fleshy layer around the seed is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Talisia carinata f. sericea Radlk.
Also Known As
Bois-flambeau, Dayacoussa, Gaulette indienne, Payacoussa, Petite gaulette
References (2)
- 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 853
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 170 (As cavinata)
