Matisia longipes
Little
Esmeraldas matisia
MalvaceaeFruit
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit ?
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 800 m above sea level.
Andes, Colombia, Ecuador, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Malvaceae family (sometimes placed in Bombacaceae, subfamily Bombacoideae), growing from sea level to 800 m elevation.
Notes
Also put in the family Bombacaceae. In the subfamily Bombacoideae.
Names & Synonyms
Caa jeen sapotechi, Castano, Sare, Suare
Quararibea longipes (Little) Montiel
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 386
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- 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
