Jacaratia digitata Solms

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Caricaceae > Jacaratia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 9-25 m tall. The trunk is 45 cm across. The trunk is thorny. It has watery white latex. The fruit hang down. They are oval and orange when ripe. They are 13 cm long. They are edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.45
Mature height (meter) 9.0 - 25.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in upland forest. It has been recorded at 200 m above sea level. It grows in forest that is occasionally flooded.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses gene source medicinal
Edible fruits
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Jacaratia digitata unspecified picture

Distribution

Jacaratia digitata world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Jacaratia digitata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:130970-2
WFO ID wfo-0000355850
COL ID 6NDGS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Jacaratia digitata Carica digitata Jacaratia boliviana Jacaratia spinosa var. digitata