Luehea candida
(Moc. & Sesse ex DC.) Mart.
Shining white whip tree
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It can grow 12 m tall. The leaves are simple and broad. They are 10-20 cm long.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are roasted and eaten as a meal, and also used as a flavouring.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are roasted and eaten as a meal.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Asia, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Paraguay, South America, Venezuela,
Cultivation
Plants often flower when only 2 metres tall.
Other Uses
The large woody capsules are fastened to the end of a stick and used for beating chocolate into a froth. The bark contains a tough fibre and is often used as temporary cordage.
Notes
These have also been in the Tiliaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Acoira-cavalo, Algodoncillo, Bonete, Cabo de hacha, Caulote blanco, Guacima cimmarron, Guacimo, Guacimo de molenillo, Guasimo de molenillo, Tapascuao, Tepecaulote, Ya'ra ipun yo'
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.wdt.qc.ca)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 361
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
