Chalybea macrocarpa

(L. Uribe) M.E. Morales & Penneys

Big fruit huilaea

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Andes, Colombia*, South America,

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

A tropical tree in the Melastomataceae family (melastome family).

Source ↗

Chalybea macrocarpa is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Boyacá Department in Colombia.

Names & Synonyms

Huilaea macrocarpa L. Uribe

References (4)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 309 (As Huilaea macrocarpa)
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 423 (As Huilaea macrocarpa)
Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 42 (As Huilaea macrocarpa)
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.