Oenocarpus makeru

R. Bernal, Galeano & A. J. Hend.

Makeru

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit - oil

The fruit are processed to extract oil.

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Colombia, South America,

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

A tropical palm (Arecaceae) with edible fruit that yield oil.

Source ↗

Oenocarpus makeru is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Colombia.

References (3)

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 579
Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 32
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.