Gustavia macarenensis

Philipson

Iniak, Sachi iniak

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten raw.

It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 1,700 m above sea level. It grows in wet forest.

Amazon, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela,

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

A tree. It grows 12 m tall. The leaves are clustered at the ends of branches. The fruit are round and orange. They are edible.

It is a cultivated plant.

Names & Synonyms

Allan paso, Apai, Cacao chope, Chope, Inaco, Iniak, Oco, Pasu, Pasu ruya, Pitun, Pumarosa, Sachis, Urku pasu

References (11)

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