Protium nodulosum

Swart

Noduled resin tree

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit - aril

The aril (fleshy layer around the seeds) is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, 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 Burseraceae family, growing to approximately 20 m tall with a trunk diameter of about 18 cm, producing fruits with an edible aril.

Names & Synonyms

Brey-vermelho, Chipia, Copal, Curucu palu, Guyash, Huilliminga, Incienzo blanco, Mimonkawe, Namoncanya, Rumi caspi, Shirkillu, Tiricu, Wayra panka, Winimonkawe, Yamacahue, Yugayo muyo

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References (5)
  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 538
  • 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 707
  • Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 33
  • Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
  • Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 265

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