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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Bellucia pentamera
Food
Medicinal
Product
Peru Common Name
Duraznillo, Manzanita tropical
Tree Family
Melastomataceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
25cm
Length
×
17.5cm
Width
Tree Height
Small (10–20m)
Elevational Range (m)
350–1000m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Peru

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Prevalence
Unknown
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Planted by seeds. Due to the small size of the seeds, it is best to place the fruits in plastic bags until the pulp has partially decomposed and then mix them with water to make a mixture. Water the soil in a nursery seedbed with this mixture and do not cover the seed, but make sure the soil does not dry out.

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Food
  • Medicinal
  • Product
The edible fruit is collected from the wild for local use and the tree is sometimes grown for its fruit. The juice of the bark is given to babies as a treatment for fungal infections. Fresh fruits are used to treat parasitic worms. The stem is used to dye gourds.
Farm Services
  • Reforestation
Reforestation: common and easy to observe in secondary forests or in regeneration and can be used in mixed plantations for the recovery of degraded areas in humid areas
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes
Provides food for wild animals.

Citations

Citations

Plants of the World Online POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org;

WFO (2022): Bellucia pentamera Naudin. Accessed on: 13 Jul 2022. Published on the Internet http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001079007;

Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2022-07-13. tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bellucia+pentamera;

Tree Atlas, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (2022). Published on the Internet: https://panamabiota.org/stri/taxa/index.php?taxon=Bellucia+pentamera&formsubmit=Search+Terms;

Bellucia pentamera Naudin in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed on 2022-07-13. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei;

Mendoza, A. L. M., & Guerrero, M. H. (2010). Catálogo de los árboles y afines de la Selva Central del Perú. Arnaldoa, 17, 203-242.

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