Pourouma cecropiifolia

Pourouma cecropiifolia Mart.

Pourouma cecropiifolia is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to tropical South America, found in regions including northern Bolivia, western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and southern Venezuela. It can grow up to 20 m tall and is part of the Urticaceae family.

Description

This species has palmately compound leaves with 9–11 leaflets, each 10–20 cm long and 2.5–4 cm broad, on a 20 cm petiole. It produces white flowers in inflorescences of 20 or more, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The fruit is ovoid, 1–2 cm long, purple when ripe, with a rough, inedible skin that is easily peeled. The fruit has a wintergreen smell and a root beer flavor. It is distributed across several Amazonian regions in Colombia, as well as in Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Peru, and Venezuela.

Distribution

BR · Cuenca quebrada Guanábano y río Mendarco: Las Delicias (2000 msnm) · Parque Nacional Natutral de Amacayacu | ReservaNacional Natural Puinawai | ReservaNacional Natural Nukak | Parque Nacional Natural Río Puré | Santuario de Flora Plantas Medicinales Orito Ingi - Ande | Parque Nacional Natural Tinigua · Cimitarra · Putumayo, municipio de Mocoa, Vereda San Carlos, Centro Experimental Amazónico CEA, Corpoamazonia. · Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Chocó, La Guajira, Meta, Putumayo, Vaupés · Amazonia colombiana: sur del departamento del Vichada; el suroriente del Meta; todo el territorio de los departamentos de Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo y Vaupés; la Bota Caucana; y las vertientes amazónicas de Nariño (la parte alta de los · Caño Cuduyarí, departamento de Vaupés (Amazonia Colombiana) · Global · Jardín Botánico de Bogotá · Cuenca de Río Claro · Bolivia · Brazil North · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Honduras · Peru · Venezuela · Leticia