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Gloeospermum sphaerocarpum

Triana & Planch.

Guacatungarana

Violaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A small tree in the Violaceae family, growing 2–3 m tall. It is found in tropical regions.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Andes, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, South America*, Suriname, Venezuela,

Synonyms

Gloeospermum sphaerocarpum var. latifolium Melch.

Also Known As

Hague, Huesito, Kunkuim nujut, Pepito, Perdiz pununa, Sacha kaspi, Ujukma yutan, Yekiremo, Yekydemo, Yekyremo

References (6)

  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 266
  • 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 392
  • Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 53
  • Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
  • Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 620
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  • www.colecionandofrutas.org

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