Caryocar

  • Filed As

    Caryocaraceae
    Caryocar

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 10031 with H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva, L. Lima & E. Consuelo, 24 Mar 1999

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Rio Purus, left bank, Seringal Santa Helena.

  • Habitat

    Restinga -- forest on high terrace, level terrain, reportedly regenerating from dominant arborescent bamboo die-back 2-3 years ago.

  • Description

    Tree. Tree 25 m x 55 cm, fruits essentially globose, some fruits slightly squared. Outer bark dark brown, fissured, shed in plates, with lenticels in vertical strips, inner bark thick, brittle, beige. On slope. USE: Seed edible. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: —

    Occurrence ID: 993534b3-cb13-43bd-b832-7747280e4e95

  • Local Name

    piquiarana

  • Language
    Portuguese
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Caryocaraceae

  • All Determinations

    Caryocar

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Rosa do Purus Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Purus, left bank, Seringal Santa Helena.

  • Coordinates

    -9.1303, -70.1769

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Use Notes

    seed edible

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