Sloanea rufa

Planch. ex Benth.

Rusty burrwood

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I. Huamantupa : Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad de Cusco

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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

Fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guianas, Guyana, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

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, commonly known as rusty burrwood. It produces edible fruit.

Names & Synonyms

Coloradillo, Dakaiokagui, Dakatokagui, Gabetillo, Kakayowe, Miu queyo, Peluso, Ucurucillo

Sloanea filiformis D. Samp. & V. C. SouzaSloanea longicaudata Ducke

References (4)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 612
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 310