Filed As:
Caricaceae
Jacaratia
Caricaceae
Jacaratia
Common Names:
jaracatiá
jaracatiá
Location:
Brazil. Acre. Xapuri Mun. Fazenda Bomfim.
Brazil. Acre. Xapuri Mun. Fazenda Bomfim.
Description:
Tree 20 m x 50 cm; trunk cylindric, outer bark brown, thin with hoop marks, few spines, many raised lenticels, inner bark rose with white striations; fruits pendent, spindle-shaped, orange, to 18 cm long; latex brownish-cream. Use: fruits edible. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Tree 20 m x 50 cm; trunk cylindric, outer bark brown, thin with hoop marks, few spines, many raised lenticels, inner bark rose with white striations; fruits pendent, spindle-shaped, orange, to 18 cm long; latex brownish-cream. Use: fruits edible. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Habitat:
Undulating terrain. Disturbed terra firme forest with open canopy, source of disturbance unknown (bamboo die-back ?).
Undulating terrain. Disturbed terra firme forest with open canopy, source of disturbance unknown (bamboo die-back ?).
Identifiers:
GUID: 59a8a2b7-69fc-4f77-8a8f-47e05768a4e6
GUID: 59a8a2b7-69fc-4f77-8a8f-47e05768a4e6
Map:
Coordinates: (-10.7783, -68.2311)
Coordinates: (-10.7783, -68.2311)