Mabea angustifolia

Spruce ex Benth.

Narrow-leaf mabea

EuphorbiaceaeFruit
Mabea angustifolia
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Mabea angustifolia
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(c) Ulf Mehlig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Mabea angustifolia
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(c) Ulf Mehlig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, South America,

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

How to Identify

A tropical tree in the Euphorbiaceae family.

Names & Synonyms
Several
References (1)
  • 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 505 (As Mabea longifolia)

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