Rheedia longifolia
Triana & Planch.
Clusiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Clusiaceae family with yellow fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Peru, South America,
Also Known As
Bahoeri, Charichuelo
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 741
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 188
