Pourouma spp.
Urticaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree in the Urticaceae family that produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Central America, South America,
Notes
Also put in the family Cecropiaceae and Moraceae.
References (3)
- Etkin, N. L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 140
- Smith, N., Mori, S.A., et al, 2004, Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton. p 94
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 310
