Quararibea amazonica
Ulbr.
Amazon swizzlestick tree
MalvaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In the Amazon it grows between 50-300 m above sea level.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Malvaceae family (subfamily Bombacoideae), native to the Amazon region where it grows at elevations between 50–300 m above sea level.
Notes
In the subfamily Bombacoideae.
Names & Synonyms
Ishinga caspi, Mutseguina, Pupuzinho, Siku papa, Wichiniaar
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 557
- 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 252
