Calyptranthes macrophylla
O. Berg
Bigleaf lidflower
MyrtaceaeFruit
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, South America*, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family with large leaves.
Names & Synonyms
Anihuayo, Benan, Chunta ruru muyu, Koedeme, Meigoe, Ochononecucho
Campomanesia cambessedeana O.BergChytraculia macrophylla (O.Berg) Kuntze
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 94
- Philips, O., 1992, The potential for harvesting fruits in tropical rainforests: new data from Amazonian Peru. Biodiversity and Conservation 2, 18-38
- 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 465
