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Schistostemon reticulatum

(Ducke) Cuatrec.

Reticulate schistostemon

Humiriaceae Edible: Fruit

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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center

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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015

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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015

Description

A tropical tree in the Humiriaceae family that produces edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Brazil, Peru, South America,

Synonyms

Sacoglottis reticulata Ducke

Also Known As

Cacuna, Parinari sacha, Parinarillo

References (2)

  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 593
  • 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 790

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