Celastraceae FAMILY

Salacia cordata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chuchuhuaso can be a tree or, more commonly, a climbing plant producing stems up to 30 metres long that twine into the surrounding vegetation for support[ 777 Title Frutipedia - Encyclopedia of Edible Fruits of the World Publication Author Parmar Dr. C. Website http://fruitipedia.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online publication, listing over 400 species of fruits, usually with photos and some information on the plant. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam; C. America - Panama to Mexico.

HabitatAn understorey tree or climbing vine of floodplain forests at elevations up to 1,900 metres. Upland rainforest on iron-capped hills[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].