Moutabea aculeata
(Ruiz & Pav.) Peopp. & Endl.
Prickly moutabea
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The yellow pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in floodplain forests and on uplands. It grows up to 1,500 m above sea level in the Andes.
Amazon, Bolivia*, Brazil*, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica*, Ecuador, Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru*, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A creeper or slender tree. It can be 30 m long. The fruit are 3.5 cm long by 3 cm wide. They have a yellow pulp. There are 4 light brown seeds. These are 2 cm long by 1 cm wide. The pulp is eaten.
Production
Food are produced in the rainy season. Fruit are harvested from the ground.
Names & Synonyms
Achaucharucilli, Caimito del monte, Coto huayo, Gogo de guariba, Gogozinho, Guapomocillo, Guapurucillo, Jazmin, Kerunch, Megowe, Menemo, Meta huayo, Ojo de venado
References (6)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 424
- 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 552
- Macbride. J. F., 1949, Flora of Peru. Malpighiaceae. Field Museum Natural History. Chicago. p 948
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia. (Also as Moutabea longifolia)
- Smith, N., et al, 2007, Amazon River Fruits. Flavors for Conservation. Missouri Botanical Gardens Press. p 217
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 524 (Also as Moutabea longifolia)
