Hirtella lightioides

Rusby

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Proyecto Madidi

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Bolivia, Peru, South America,

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

A tropical tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Chana, Chana jaliehna, Chana jisicato, Ihnipama

Hirtella acuminata Rusby

References (2)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 306
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 421