Vochysia vismiifolia
Spruce ex Warm.
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
Description
A tropical tree of the Vochysiaceae family that produces fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Vochysia vismiifolia var. densissima (Pilg.) Stafleu
Also Known As
Arenillo, Cano, Canu, Cedrillo, Cedro, Dima-vermelha, Jihui coshi, Lacre montanero, Pormandek, Quaruba, Quillo sisa, Sacha casho, Salado rojo, Sanaparo, Sipame, Zoroga
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 696
- 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 924
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Zambrana, P, et al, 2017, Traditional knowledge hiding in plain sight – twenty-first century ethnobotany of the Chácobo in Beni, Bolivia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2017) 13:57
