Herrania albiflora Goudot

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Herrania

Characteristics

A small evergreen tree. It grows 5 m tall. The trunk is 11-14 cm across.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.11 - 0.14
Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense forests on slopes of the Andes between 90-900 m above sea level.
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Dense forests on the slopes of the Andes at elevations from 90-900 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit pulp is eaten raw. It is sweet. The seeds are sometimes mixed with Theobroma cacao in chocolate to improve flavour.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Herrania albiflora world distribution map, present in Colombia and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824010-1
WFO ID wfo-0000720851
COL ID 3L3KY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629842
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Synonyms

Herrania albiflora Herrania albiflora f. titanica Theobroma albiflora