Trymatococcus amazonicus
Poepp.
Amazon trymatococcus
MoraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit pulp is eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and savanna forest.
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The fruit are 3-4 cm long by 4 cm wide. They are green to pale yellow. They have a brown covering. There are 2 grooves along it. The pulp is juicy, sweet tasting and edible. The seeds are round and 1.3 cm across.
Names & Synonyms
Capanca, Comida de danta, Eyokoa, Man-letr'oedoe, Paila, Pailala, Potahi amohi, Potojimujii, Rutae
Lanessania turbinata Baill.Trymatococcus paraensis DuckeTrymatoccus turbinatus (Baill.) Ducke
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 680
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 43
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- van Roosmalen, M.G.M., 1985, Fruits of the Guianan Flora. Utrecht Univ. & Wageningen Univ. p 314 (As Trymatococcus paraensis)
- www.proyanomami.org
