Iryanthera laevis
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Summary
Evergreen tree reaching 25 m tall with 15 m spread, growing at medium rate. Requires full sun. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with good drainage. Grows across mildly acid to mildly alkaline pH ranges. Prefers consistently moist soil. Hardy to UK zone 10.
Description
Evergreen tree reaching 25 m tall with 15 m spread, growing at medium rate. Requires full sun. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with good drainage. Grows across mildly acid to mildly alkaline pH ranges. Prefers consistently moist soil. Hardy to UK zone 10.
Edible Uses
The edible portion of the fruit is the aril — the fleshy layer surrounding the seeds — which is cooked and eaten. The fruit of Iryanthera laevis also contains dihydrochalcones (flavonolignoids).
Traditional Uses
The aril or fleshy layer around the seeds is cooked and eaten.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Medicinal Uses
No medicinal uses are known for this plant.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Cultivation
Management: Standard Staple Crop: Oil Wild-harvested and Sold. Climate: tropical. Humidity: humid. Carbon Farming Solutions - Cultivation: wild-harvested and sold. Management: standard (Describes the non-destructive management systems that are used in cultivation).
Propagation
Propagate by seed or cuttings.
Other Uses
No other uses are known for this plant.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Cumala.
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 329
- 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 451
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 43
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
