Licania steyermarkii

Maguire

ChrysobalanaceaeFruit
Licania steyermarkii
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Licania steyermarkii
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
Licania steyermarkii
gbif · cc-by-nc
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Colombia, South America, Venezuela,

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

How to Identify

A tropical tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Macara-yek

References (3)
  • Kew Plants of the World onLine
  • Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 110
  • 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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