Myrcia plicata
(McVaugh) A. R. Lourenco & E. Lucas
Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family with edible ripe fruit.
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Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Calyptranthes plicata McVaugh
Also Known As
Cowadewe, Saka, Venado panga yura
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 94 (As Calyptranthes plicata)
- 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 168 (As Calyptranthes plicata)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 465 (As Calyptranthes plicata)
