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Mabea angustifolia

Spruce ex Benth.

Narrow-leaf mabea

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(c) Ulf Mehlig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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(c) Ulf Mehlig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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(c) Ulf Mehlig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Description

A tropical tree in the Euphorbiaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, South America,

Synonyms

Several

References (1)

  • 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 505 (As Mabea longifolia)

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