Phragmotheca leucoflora

D. R. Simpson

White flower leucoflora

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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NSF/Mellon - GPI

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant.

Ecuador, Peru, South America,

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

A tropical tree in the Malvaceae family, belonging to the Bombacoideae subfamily.

In the subfamily Bombacoideae.

Names & Synonyms

Sapotillo

References (2)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 493
Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 252