Clarisia biflora
Ruiz & Pav.
Two flower clarisia
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Sap
The fruit and sap are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Peru, South America*, Venezuela,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Moraceae family.
Names & Synonyms
Ajocha rojo, Alimento de danta, Breo, Capinuri, Capinuri de altura, Caspi, Ccovi ancho, Ccovi ancho'jin, Cuchara, Chicalminia, Chicle, Equimoquencamo, Guambo, Guetahue, Ila yura, Isirillo, Kakaybe, Leche caspi, Lecherillo, Lechero colorado, Marequende, Murure, Ojoche rojo, Perillo, Poeca, Sacha paparagua, Sande macho, Shancco ne'mba, Tillo macho, Tillo serrano, Titekawe, Tuta pishcu ila, Wica, Yasmish, Zavalita
Clarisia biflora subsp. mexicana (Liebm.) W. C BurgerClarisia colombiana (Rusby) Lanj.Clarisia mattogrossensis Lanj.Clarisia mexicana (Liebm.) Lanj.Clarisia mexicana (Liebm.) Lanj.Sahagunia colombiana Liebm.Sahagunia mexicana Liebm.
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.WDT.QC.ca)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 137
- Philips, O., 1992, The potential for harvesting fruits in tropical rainforests: new data from Amazonian Peru. Biodiversity and Conservation 2, 18-38
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 448
