Dendrobangia boliviana

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Bolivia dendrobangia

Cardiopteridaceae Edible: Fruit - drink 16 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tropical tree in the Cardiopteridaceae family (sometimes classified in Icacinaceae) native to Bolivia, valued for its fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit pulp is used to make an alcoholic drink.

Traditional Uses

The fruit pulp is used for an alcoholic drink.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

Notes

Also put in the family Icacinaceae.

Synonyms

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 196 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 300 Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 34 Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.

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