Emmotum fagifolium
Desv. ex Ham.
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Description
A shrub or tree. It grows 2-30 m tall. The branches are angular and have a brown coating.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 1,400 m above sea level in Venezuela.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname,
Synonyms
Pogopetalum acutum Benth.
Also Known As
Kumie, Manobodin, Mariana-da-mata, Muiraximbe
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 335
- Poset, D. A., 2002, Kayapo Ethnoecology and Culture. Routledge
