Cordiera myrciifolia
(K. Schum.) Perss. & Delprete
Puruna
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Robin Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Robin Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Robin Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Description
A cultivated tropical shrub in the Rubiaceae family, growing 2–5 m tall.
This description is brief — help expand it
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela,
Other Information
It is a cultivated plant.
Synonyms
Alibertia myrciifolia K. Schum.
Alibertia triloba Steyerm.Alibertia uniflora Standl.
and others
Also Known As
Puruana, Roi-kra-ti
References (4)
- 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 264
- Poset, D. A., 2002, Kayapo Ethnoecology and Culture. Routledge (As Alibertia myrciifolia)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- www.colecionandofrutas.org (As Alibertia myrciifolia)
