Metteniusa edulis
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seed, Fruit
The fruit and seeds are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Colombia it grows between 910-2,000 m above sea level.
Colombia, Ecuador, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Metteniusaceae family found in Colombia at elevations between 910-2,000 m.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Metteniusa edulis is a species of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Cardiopteridaceae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Notes
Also put in the families Alangiaceae and Icacinaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Cantyi
References (5)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 535
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 43
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 79
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.