Cecropia ficifolia
Warb. ex Snethl.
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Description
A tropical tree in the Urticaceae family that is cultivated.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, South America*,
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Synonyms
Cecropia discolor Cuatrec.Cecropia ferreyrae Cuatrec.Cecropia hormigiana Cuatrec.Cecropia magnifolia Cuatrec.Cecropia mituana Cuatrec.Cecropia mocoana Cuatrec.Cecropia porvenirensis Cuatrec.Cecropia standleyi J. F. Macbr.
Also Known As
Ambaibo, Bocono, Chilla, Co'iyo huaque, Dondofa, Dondofa quini'cco, Guarumo, Mankawe, Mankoemek, Monkawe, Patusu dondofa, Tiopi, Tuntu, Turutuntu, Yankawe, Yura guarumo
References (4)
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 53
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 606
- 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
