Lonchocarpus utilis
A. C. Sm.
Useful lancepod
FabaceaeFruit
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Amazon, Brazil, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Fabaceae (legume) family.
Names & Synonyms
Deguelia utilis (A.C.Sm.) A.M.G.AzevedoDerris utilis (A.C.Sm.) DuckeLonchocarpus nicou (Aubl.) DC.Lonchocarpus nicou var. utilis (A.C.Sm.) F.J.Hern.Robinia nicou Aubl.
References (3)
- Amer. J. Bot. 24:580. 1937
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 359
- 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. p 20, 152
