Protium pallidum
Cuatrec.
Burseraceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Burseraceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, French Guiana, South America,
Also Known As
Breu-branco, White pitch
References (2)
- Brazil: Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition. http://www.b4fn.org/countries/brazil/
- 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 707
