Dacryodes roraimensis

Cuatrec.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in humid mountain forests.

Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The leaves are leathery and dark green above and dull green underneath. The fruit are pale yellow green. They are edible.

Names & Synonyms

Anime, Moramahi

References (6)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 192
Kew Plants of the World onLine
Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 33
NYBG herbarium "edible"
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
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