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Ouratea brunneopurpurea

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Ochnaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tropical tree in the Ochnaceae family found in tropical regions.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,

Production

The fruit are available in the rainy season.

Notes

It is an unresolved name in The Plant List.

Also Known As

Mari

References (1)

  • Terashima, H., & Ichikawa, M., 2003, A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in the Ituri Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo. African Study Monographs, 24 (1, 2): 1-168, March 2003

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