Jacaratia mexicana A.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Caricaceae > Jacaratia

Characteristics

A small soft wooded tree. It grows 5-12 m tall. The trunk is thick at the base and tapers upwards. It has a few heavy branches. The leaves are compound and divided into leaflets like fingers on a hand. The fruit are oval and 4-15 cm long. There are many large seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 7.5 - 11.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in dry or moist lowland forest. It grows up to 800 m above sea level.
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Moist or dry lowland forest or scrub, at elevations below 800 metres. Arid hills in El Salvador.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked and used in sweet dishes. The starch from the trunk can be used for a kind of tortilla.
Uses food gene source medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds stems
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Jacaratia mexicana unspecified picture

Distribution

Jacaratia mexicana world distribution map, present in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama

Conservation status

Jacaratia mexicana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:130976-2
WFO ID wfo-0000734684
COL ID 3QJ5K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pileus mexicanus Carica heptaphylla Carica mexicana Jacaratia mexicana Jacaratia conica Pileus heptaphyllus Leucopremna mexicana Pileus pentaphyllus