Neea floribunda
Poepp. & Endl.
Big leaf sakusaku
NyctaginaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The purple fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A small tree. The trunk is 4-18 m tall and 40 cm across. It is angled at the base. It can have buttresses 40 cm high and 200 cm across and 10 cm thick. The outer bark is light brown. The leaves are large. They are 25-30 cm long by 14 cm wide. They taper to the tip and can have wavy edges. The flowers are small and at the end of branches or on the trunks. The fruit are purple and 1.5 cm across.
Names & Synonyms
Humatuba, Mabechi, Mamudan, Mapou, Marisiballi, Milukad kamwi, Niamichi oudou, Njamsi-oedoe, Ojoto, Prasara-oedoe
Nebra rudifolia Noronha ex ChoisyNeea cauliflora Heimerl
References (3)
- Andel T. van, Non-timber forest products of the North-West District of Guyana. Part 2. A Field Guide. Tropenbos-Guyana Programme. p 296
- Flora of the Guianas.
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
