Bellucia aequiloba
Pilg.
Equal lobed bellucia
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Description
A shrub or tree. It grows 10 m tall. The trunk is 20 cm across. The fruit are 2.5 cm across. They are edible.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 550 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, South America,
Also Known As
Estrella, Maracon
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 63
- 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 125
- NYBG herbarium "edible"
