Sloanea medusula

K. Schum. & Pittier

Abrojo burrwood

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The seeds are eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree in the Elaeocarpaceae family valued as a famine food.

It is a famine food.

Names & Synonyms

Abrojo, Apopata, Areno

Sloanea palmana Standl. Sloanea platyphylla Standl.

References (2)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 611
Kew Plants of the World On line