Steriphoma peruvianum

Spruce ex Eichler

Peru steriphoma

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

Fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Peru, South America,

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

A tropical tree in the Capparaceae family native to Peru. It produces edible fruit.

Names & Synonyms

Hermupoa peruviana Kuntze

References (1)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 630