Matisia ochrocalyx
K. Schum.
Yellowish calyx matisia
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Description
A tropical tree in the Malvaceae family that grows 6-20 m tall, found from sea level to 1,900 m above sea level.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,900 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Notes
Also put in the family Bombacaceae. In the subfamily Bombacoideae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Macacha-ey, Machin naccha, Machinnacha, Machin sapote, Palo blanco, Sapota-branca
References (7)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 387
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 732 (As Quararibea ochrocalyx)
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 41 (As Matisia ochrocalyx)
- Philips, O., 1992, The potential for harvesting fruits in tropical rainforests: new data from Amazonian Peru. Biodiversity and Conservation 2, 18-38
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- 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 250
