Licania parviflora

Benth.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

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

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

A tropical tree in the Chrysobalanaceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Ajuru, Caripe, Dakonachu, Hierito, Huaje, Huipanupare, Kuepi, Miwari-ek, Pasa, Pasita

Some var.

References (3)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 353
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 488
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.