Dacryodes sclerophylla

Cuatrec.

Sclerophyllous dacryodes

BurseraceaeFruit
Dacryodes sclerophylla
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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, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A tropical tree in the Burseraceae family with edible fruit.

Names & Synonyms

Gallinazo copal

References (3)
  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 192
  • Kew Plants of the World onLine
  • Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.

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