Palicourea rigida
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Description
Palicourea rigida is a tropical tree in the Rubiaceae family.
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Edible Uses
Many seed-dispersing animals have specialized digestive systems to process fruits, which leave seeds intact. Some bird species have shorter intestines to rapidly pass seeds from fruits, while some frugivorous bat species have longer intestines. Some seed-dispersing frugivores have short gut-retention times, and others can alter intestinal enzyme composition when eating different types of fruits.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ahuara macha
References (4)
- 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.
- 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
- Zambrana, P & Bussmann, (Eds.), 2017, La Etnobotanica de los Chacobo en El Siglo 21. Peru. p 26
