Phragmotheca leucoflora
D. R. Simpson
White flower leucoflora
Malvaceae Edible: Fruit
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NSF/Mellon - GPI
Description
A tropical tree in the Malvaceae family, belonging to the Bombacoideae subfamily.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Notes
In the subfamily Bombacoideae.
Also Known As
Sapotillo
References (2)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 493
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 252
