Hymenopus glabriflorus
(Prance) Sothers & Prance
Chrysobalanaceae Edible: Fruit
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The New York Botanical Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tropical tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Licania glabriflora Prance
Also Known As
Macucu, Mucucu
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 485 (As Licania glabriflora)
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
