Licania canescens

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

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

A tropical tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family that produces fruit with an edible pulp.

Names & Synonyms

Macucu, Macucu-chiador

References (2)

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 485
Kew Plants of the World onLine