Terminalia macrophylla
(Spruce ex Eichler) Gere & Boatwr.
Ingitabaka
CombretaceaeFruit
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The sweet flesh of the fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest and in forest near rivers.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and 3-35 cm long by 1.5-14 cm wide. The flowering groups are 3-13 cm long. The flowers are 2.5-3.5 mm long. The fruit is round or oblong. It is 2.2 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. The outside skin is green with brown hairs. The flesh is sweet and edible. It contains a hard covering over the seeds. This is oblong and 2 cm long by 0.7 cm wide.
Notes
There are about 8 Buchenavia species.
Names & Synonyms
Alimimo, Ingui-tabaka
Buchenavia macrophylla Spruce ex Eichler
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 78 (As Buchenavia macrophylla)
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 35 (As Buchenavia macrophylla)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia. (As Buchenavia macrophylla)
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 94 (As Buchenavia macrophylla)
