Quiina macrophylla
Tul.
Bigleaf quiina
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Description
A tropical tree in the Ochnaceae family (also classified in Quiinaceae), found in moist forests. It produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grow in moist forest.
Where It Grows
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Notes
Also put in the family Quiinaceae.
Synonyms
Quiina schippii Standl.
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 559
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 184 (As Quiina schippii)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
