Leptobalanus sclerophyllus — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

A tropical plant.

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree of the Chrysobalanaceae family with edible fruit.

Names & Synonyms

Licania aspera Standl.Licania sclerophylla (Mart. ex Hook.f.) FritschMoquilea sclerophylla Mart. ex Hook.f.and others

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. p18 (As Licania sclerophylla)
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