Amazon tapura
Tapura amazonica

Family: Dichapetalaceae

What it is like

A tree. It can grow 25 m tall. The fruit are 2 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. The contain one seed in a jelly like pulp. The seeds is about 1.8 cm long by 1 cm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland regions including flood plains, upland forests and savannah.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia (country/location of origin), Brazil (country/location of origin), Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru (country/location of origin), South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

It is a cultivated plant.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

It starts producing fruit when 1.5 m tall. The fruit ripen in the rainy months.

Its other names

Local names

Aguen catohue, Awencatomo, Bejuco, Mao-de-gato, Motecillo, Pakiratiki, Pau de bicho, Pi kare, Tapura, Tapuron, Tassi-tihi, Zorro caspi

Synonyms

Tapura amazonica var. ciliata (Gardner) Baill.; Tapura amazonica var. cuspidata Baill.; Tapura amazonica var. dasyphylla Baill.; Tapura amazonica var. sublanceolata Baill.; Tapura ciliata Gardner;