Sacoglottis ceratocarpa
Ducke
Humiriaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A medium-sized tropical tree in the Humiriaceae family. It produces narrowly oval fruits that taper to both ends.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Other Information
It is a cultivated plant.
Also Known As
Pi ka o jabie
References (3)
- 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 773
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Poset, D. A., 2002, Kayapo Ethnoecology and Culture. Routledge
