Protium trifoliolatum
Engl.
Threeleaf resintree
Burseraceae Edible: Fruit
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A small tree. The trunk can be 20 cm across. The fruit arr red to green when ripe and have 1-3 seeds. The fruit pulp is edible.
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Edible Uses
The ripe fruit pulp is eaten.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit is eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in tropical rainforest.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guianas, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Protium joannis Cuatrec.Protium martiana Engl.Protium martianum Engl.Protium pauciflorum SwartProtium titubans J. F. Macbr.Tetragastris trifoliolata (Engl.) Engl.Tingulonga martiana (Engl.) KuntzeTingulonga trifoliolata (Engl.) Kuntze
Also Known As
Breu-almecega, Carana, Catamajaca, Cayari, Chippayek, Damenu, Guimoncamo, Nampagomo, Que'jepo, Tacmajaca, Witagemo
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 539
- 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 708
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- NYBG herbarium "edible"
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 266
