Couma catingae
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Caatinga couma
ApocynaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 10-12 m tall. The stems are thick and 3 angled. The leaves are in groups of 3. The leaf stalk is 2-3 cm long. The leaves are 10-12 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. The flowers are 1-1.2 cm long. The fruit is a berry 4 cm long and 4 cm wide. They are green. The seeds are flat.
Production
In Guyana plants flower in September and produce fruit in October.
Names & Synonyms
Couman-da-caatinga, Da-waho-ka-ki, Juansoco de la sabana, Pendare, Pendare de monte bajo, Pendare hoja fina, Pendare torres
References (7)
- Allorge-Boiteau, L., Flora of the Guianas. 140 Apocynaceae p 50
- Allorge, L., Flore des trois Guyanes, Apocynaceae. p 72
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 167
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 29
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 241
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
