Pourouma minor

Family: Urticaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 35 m tall. The trunk is 40 cm across. The leaves are alternate and 4-45 cm long by 1-15 cm wide. The fruit is oval and 1-2.5 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide.

Also put in the families Cecropiaceae and Moraceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

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

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ccachapa tsaja, Deyeyowebe, Majagua, Nanebe, Nannebe, Nenebe, Pikuanka, Sacha ubilla, Shivija, Torem, Torem-abacate, Tunkapnia, Uva de lora, Uvilla lanuda

Synonyms

Coussapoa emarginata Killip; Pourouma aurea Ule ex Mildbr. Pourouma cuatrecasasii Standl.; Pourouma folleata J. F. Macbr.; Pourouma isophlebia Standl.; Pourouma subplicata Standl.; Pourouma umbellata Standl.;