Protium trifoliolatum
Engl.
Threeleaf resintree
BurseraceaeFruit
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit pulp is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in tropical rainforest.
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guianas, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A small tree. The trunk can be 20 cm across. The fruit arr red to green when ripe and have 1-3 seeds. The fruit pulp is edible.
Names & Synonyms
Breu-almecega, Carana, Catamajaca, Cayari, Chippayek, Damenu, Guimoncamo, Nampagomo, Que'jepo, Tacmajaca, Witagemo
Protium joannis Cuatrec.Protium martiana Engl.Protium martianum Engl.Protium pauciflorum SwartProtium titubans J. F. Macbr.Tetragastris trifoliolata (Engl.) Engl.Tingulonga martiana (Engl.) KuntzeTingulonga trifoliolata (Engl.) Kuntze
References (5)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 539
- 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 708
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
- NYBG herbarium "edible"
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 266
