Matisia lasiocalyx
K. Schum.
Malvaceae Edible: Fruit
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
Description
A tropical tree in the Malvaceae family (subfamily Bombacoideae), formerly classified in Bombacaceae.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, South America,
Notes
Also put in the family Bombacaceae. In the subfamily Bombacoideae.
Synonyms
Matisia wurdackii (A.Robyns) Cuatrec.Quararibea lasiocalyx (K.Schum.) VischerQuararibea wurdackii A.Robyns
Also Known As
Atamba, Castano, Laranjinha, Murushinumi, Purushia, Sacha caca, Sare, Sicopapa
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 558 (As Quararibea lasiocalyx)
- 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.
- Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 250 (As Quararibea lasiocalyx)
