Salacia cordata
(Miers) Mennega
Celastraceae
Salacia acreana A.C.Sm.
Salacia megistophylla Standl.
Salacia spectabilis A.C.Sm.
Thermophila cordata Miers
Common Name: Chuchuhuaso
Leaves and ripe fruits
Photograph by: A. Gentry
General Information
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
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- 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.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
422- Title
- Fruits of the Guianan Flora
- Publication
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- 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.
Range
S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam; C. America - Panama to Mexico.
Habitat
An 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.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 25.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. The translucent, jelly-like pulp surrounding the seeds is eaten. The yellow to peach-coloured, globose fruit is around 3cm in diameter, containing around 4 seeds[
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.
].
Medicinal
The fruit has some medicinal applications[
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.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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