Matisia longiflora
Gleason
Longflower matisia
MalvaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 200-1,300 m above sea level.
Amazon, Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Malvaceae family (also classified in Bombacaceae, subfamily Bombacoideae) that grows at elevations between 200-1,300 m above sea level.
Notes
Also put in the family Bombacaceae. In the subfamily Bombacoideae.
Names & Synonyms
Cacao de monte, Chucula caspi, Menepekawe, Nenepecahue, Sapote yura, Soajao jatii, Tsapunim, Wichiniar
Matisia huallagensis Cuatrec.
Quararibea huallagensis (Cuatrec.) J. F. Macbr,Quararibea longiflora (Gleason) Cuatrec.
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 386
- 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 250
