Symplocos lanceolata

A. DC.

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Symplocos lanceolata
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit ?

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Brazil, Paraguay, South America,

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

How to Identify

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-5 m tall. The trunk is short and crooked and 15-25 cm across. The fruit are dark green and 12 mm long by 4 mm wide.

Notes

This may be a synonym of Symplocos oblongifolia.

References (1)
  • Ferns, Useful Tropical Plants.

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