Macoubea witotorum
R. E. Schultes
ApocynaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The tip of the fruit is cut off and the pulp sucked out, while the seeds are not eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Colombia, South America,
How to Identify
A tree. The fruit are large. They are kidney shaped. They are 16 cm long and 9 cm wide.
Other Information
It is a cultivated food plant. The fruit are popular.
References (2)
- Hermandez Bermejo, J.E., and Leon, J. (Eds.), 1994, Neglected Crops. 1492 from a different perspective. FAO Plant Production and Protection Series No 26. FAO, Rome. p14, 198
- Schultes, R. E., 1987, Little-Known Cultivated Plants of the Colombian Amazonia. Economic Botany 41(3): 446-450
