Tapirira retusa
Ducke
Retuse tapirira
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Andrew I. Gallardo : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Description
A tree. The leaves are dark green above and more pale underneath. The fruit are green and in clusters.
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Edible Uses
The fruits are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Also Known As
Cedro masha, Cuilde blanco, Huira caspi, Tijeras angomuyo, Wira caspi
References (6)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 655
- http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/jabot/floradobrasi
- 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 857
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 28
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- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
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