Salacia caloneura
A. C. Sm.
Celastraceae Edible: Fruit
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NSF/Mellon - GPI
Description
A tropical creeping vine in the staff tree family (Celastraceae).
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Peru, South America,
Also Known As
Cupu-de-cipo
References (1)
- Philips, O., 1992, The potential for harvesting fruits in tropical rainforests: new data from Amazonian Peru. Biodiversity and Conservation 2, 18-38
