Pouteria glauca

T. D. Penn.

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Pouteria glauca
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Pouteria glauca
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru*, South America, Suriname,

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

How to Identify

A tropical tree growing to 8 m tall with brown fruit bearing a woolly coating. It belongs to the Sapotaceae family.

Wikipedia

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Pouteria glauca is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Peru. It is listed as "vulnerable" in the endangered species of wildlife list.

Names & Synonyms

Caimito de mono

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 690
  • Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 51
  • Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.

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