Sloanea ptariana

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Picapica burrwood

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The seeds are edible.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the wet, humid lowland tropics. It is often near small streams.

Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, 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

An evergreen tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk has thick irregular buttresses. Branching is high up. The crown is thick and irregular.

Plants are grown from seeds. They germinate immediately after falling from the tree.

Names & Synonyms

Abrojo, Achotillo, Escobillo, Najanjillo, Pico-pico, Terciopelo, Tereiopelo, Woraumi-yek, Zopilote

Sloanea picapica Standl.Sloanea picapica var. hirsuta Earle Sm.

References (3)

Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
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) (As Sloanea picapica)
Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 610