Porcelia mediocris
N. A. Murray
Middling porcelia
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Description
A tree. It grows 12 m tall. The leaves are simple and broad. The flowers are green and then turn yellow. They have a scent. The ripe fruit are yellow.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. The pulp is sweet and juicy, but fibrous. The yellow fruit is composed of 1 - 10, ovoid to less frequently oblongiform monocarps, each 60 - 95mm long, 45 - 55mm wide.
Traditional Uses
The fruit pulp is acid and is eaten.
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Medicinal Uses
A decoction of the bark is drunk and also used in a bath to relieve fevers, bodily aches and pains.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 1,100 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazonia, Colombia, Ecuador, South America,
Cultivation
The fruit takes nearly 1 year to develop from flowering to maturity.
Other Uses
The wood is used locally for construction.
Also Known As
A'cho omenda, Lakau muyu, Llanto caspi, Llautu kaspi, Okatabekawe, Sauco
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 519
- 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.
- Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 166
