Jacaratia digitata
(Poepp. & Endl.) Solms
Chamburo, Numbi
CaricaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in upland forest. It has been recorded at 200 m above sea level. It grows in forest that is occasionally flooded.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 9-25 m tall. The trunk is 45 cm across. The trunk is thorny. It has watery white latex. The fruit hang down. They are oval and orange when ripe. They are 13 cm long. They are edible.
Names & Synonyms
A'cho papaya, Cana bohi, Chamburo, Gargatea, Huakui, Huaquibi, Jacaratia, Kuakui, Mamui, Mapayo bere, Nemebe, Nemeka, Numpi, Palo suave, Papaillo, Papaya caspi, Papaya del monte, Papaya macho, Papayuelo, Peri jico, Sacha papaya, Shamburi
Carica digitata Poepp. & Endl.Jacaratia boliviana RusbyJacaratia spinosa var. digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) A. DC
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