Xylopia peruviana
R. E. Fr.
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Description
A shrub or straggling tree. It branches from near the base. It grows 3.5-4.5 m tall. The crown is spreading.
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Edible Uses
The fruit and root are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Peru, South America,
Other Uses
The heartwood is medium greyish brown; the sapwood pale yellow with greyish streaks and turning to pale yellowish brown upon exposure. The wood is straight or fairly straight-grained; fine-textured; growth rings are present; it has no distinctive odour, but is slightly astringent to taste. It is heavy, hard, and compact; probably durable; takes a smooth, but rather dull finish.
Also Known As
Pancho, Piraquina, Tetemetsisi, Xahui
References (4)
- 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 931
- Paniagua Zambrana, N. Y., et al, 2017, Traditional knowledge hiding in plain sight - twenty-first century ethnobotany of the Chacobo in Beni, Bolivia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2017) 13:57
- Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info
- 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
