Cuervea kappleriana
(Miq.) A.C. Smith
Karoshiri
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Description
A liana or creeper. The leaves are opposite. The flowering groups are 5-12 cm long. The fruit stalk can be 7 cm long. The fruit is a capsule. There are 3 sections. They are 5-9 cm long by 5-10 cm wide and 1-1.5 cm thick. There are 4-6 seeds. They are 2 cm long and 2 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The nuts are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in coastal areas and along rivers in the forest.
Where It Grows
Central America, Costa Rica, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Notes
Also put in the family Hippocrateaceae.
References (3)
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 116
- Smith, N., Mori, S.A., et al, 2004, Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton. p 183
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 76
