Licaria armeniaca

(Nees) Kosterm.

Apricot colour licaria

LauraceaeFruit
Licaria armeniaca
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Licaria armeniaca
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Guyana, Panama, Peru, 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

How to Identify

A tropical tree in the Lauraceae family with edible fruit.

Names & Synonyms

Moena, Moena colorada, Negrillo

Acrodiclidium armeniacum (Nees) MezAcrodiclidium parviflorum (Meisn.) MezEvonymodaphne armeniaca NeesLicaria meissneriana VattimoLicaria parviflora (Meisn.) VattimoLicaria reitzkleiniana VattimoMespilodaphne parviflora Meisn.Misanteca armeniaca (Nees) LundellOreodaphne evonymodaphne Meisn.
References (3)
  • 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 355
  • Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.

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