Hymenopus intrapetiolaris
(Spreng. ex Hook.f.) Sothers & Prance
Chrysobalanaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Licania intrapetiolaris Spreng. ex Hook.f.
Also Known As
Cachari, Shishaxe
References (3)
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia. (As Licania intrapetiolaris)
- 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 (As Licania intrapetiolaris)
