Parahancornia amara
(Markgr.) Monach
Amara
Apocynaceae Edible: Fruit, Latex
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Description
A tropical tree bearing large red fruit. The pulp is traditionally eaten, and the latex is also edible.
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Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten. The latex is also edible.
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Couma amara Markgr.
Also Known As
Amapa-amargoso, Amapa-doce, Sorva-maparajuba
References (2)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 479
- 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 605
