Talisia retusa
R. S. Cowan
Retuse talisia
Sapindaceae Edible: Fruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tree. It grows 20-25 m tall. The trunk can be 30-40 cm across. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There are 8-12 leaflets and they are 6-12 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The fruit are oval or round and 3-4 cm long. They are orange-yellow when ripe. There is one seed and there is a fleshy layer around the seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten, particularly the fleshy layer around the seed.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Talisia heterodoxa Steyerm.
Also Known As
Tiestigo
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Elsevier, p 655
- 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 855
- NYBG herbarium "edible"
