Dilodendron costaricense

(Radlk.) A. H. Gentry & Steyerm.

Costa Rica dilodendron

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Fruit

The seeds and fruit are edible.

It is a tropical plant.

Andes, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, South America, Venezuela,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree of the Sapindaceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Guavino, Harino, Iguano, Jarino, Loro, Lupinsaca, Tamarindo de monte, Zorro

Dipterodendron costaricense Radlk.

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 200
Kew Plants of the World Online
Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 50
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.