Filed As:

Caricaceae
Jacaratia
All Determinations:

Jacaratia DC.

Common Names:

jaracatiá
Location:

Brazil. Acre. Xapuri Mun. Fazenda Bomfim.
Collector(s):

D. C. Daly 8366 with M. Pardo, F. Walthier, L. Lima & A. R. Silva, 18 Mar 1995
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.
Habitat:

Undulating terrain. Disturbed terra firme forest with open canopy, source of disturbance unknown (bamboo die-back ?).
Identifiers:

GUID: 59a8a2b7-69fc-4f77-8a8f-47e05768a4e6
Map:

Coordinates: (-10.7783, -68.2311)

Distribution:

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