Coussapoa nitida
Miq.
Ubilla
UrticaceaeFruit
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
How to Identify
Coussapoa nitida is a tropical tree in the Urticaceae family that produces brown fruit.
Names & Synonyms
Kaasua, Renaco, Ubilla
Coussapoa intermedia Mart. ex Miq.Coussapoa schunkei Standl.
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 170
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 41 (As Coussapoa schunkei)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
