Filed As:

Caricaceae
Jacaratia digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) Solms

All Determinations:

Jacaratia digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) Solms det. J. A. Kallunki, 2003

Jacaratia DC.

Common Names:

jaracatiá

Location:

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

Collector(s):

D. C. Daly 10030 with H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva, L. Lima & E. Consuelo, 24 Mar 1999

Description:

Tree. Tree 12 m x 15 cm, trunk and branches spiny, fruits pendent, spindle-shaped, to 8 cm long. USE1: Comestible -- Pulp of fruit sweet, edible. USE2: Medicinal -- immature fruits ingested to expel intenstinal worms. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

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

Other:

Specimen Notes: [See NY barcode 763529: Separate Fruits]

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 763516
GUID: 4b37aac5-93b8-45b7-969a-01895509fb86

Map:

Coordinates: (-9.1303, -70.1769)

Distribution:

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