Protium polybotryum
(Turcz.) Engl.
Burseraceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Burseraceae family producing fruits with an edible fleshy layer.
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Edible Uses
The aril (fleshy layer around the seeds) is eaten.
Traditional Uses
The aril or the fleshy layer around the seeds is edible.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname,
Synonyms
Icica polybotrya Turcz.Protium polybotryum var. blackii SwartProtium polybotryum subsp. polybotryum
Also Known As
Breu, Ivapichuna, Obapichuna, Que'jepo, Wingitage
References (4)
- 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
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 265
