Pourouma bicolor subsp. tessmannii
(Mildbr.) C. C. Berg & Heusden
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Description
A tropical tree in the Urticaceae family (also classified in Cecropiaceae and Moraceae). The fruit are eaten fresh.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, South America*,
Notes
Also put in the families Cecropiaceae and Moraceae.
Synonyms
Pourouma tessmannii Midlbr.
Also Known As
Shuiya, Tanta shuiya, Tentar shuiya, Tsaja, Tsatsafaje, Uva aspera, Uva de monte
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 520
- 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 682
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 609
