Pseudolmedia rigida
(Klotzsch & H. Karst.) Cuatrec.
Rigid false olmedia
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Description
A tree. It can grow 10-35 m tall. It has white to orange latex. The twigs are hairy. The leaves are oblong and 4-16 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. The fruit are 13-15 mm long by 6-7 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, South America*, Venezuela,
Cultivation
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Other Uses
A creamy-yellow latex exudes from the trunk. The wood is very hard.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Arbol de pepa, Caimo, Candelo, Cristal blanco, Chilizo, Chimi, Guaimarillo, Lechero plomo, Omoye, Omoyewe, Sandio, Sangangacho, Torcarcero, Yumba
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 543
- 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 720
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 43
- 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 455
