Heisteria acuminata

(Humb. & Bonpl.) Engl.

Acuminate heisteria

ErythropalaceaeLeavesSpice/Beverage

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves - drink

Leaves are prepared as a drink.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A tropical tree in the Erythropalaceae family.

Notes

Previously in the Olacaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Cafecito, Coloradito, Hoj dulce, Limoncillo, Naranjilla colorado, Naranjo, Pasita, Pasita hoja fina

Heisteria burchelii Hochr.Heisteria cyanocarpa Poepp.Heisteria cyanocarpa subsp. occidentalis Cuatrec.Heisteria ixiamensis RusbyHeisteria pallida Engl.Heisteria rhaptostylum Triana & Planch.

References (1)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 293

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