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Pourouma minor Benoist

Cecropiaceae

SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) South America (tropics)

hyg->mes

fr (fruits eaten by mammals and birds) pp (paper pulp) ti (boxes, cabinet work, crates, finishing, general carpentry, light interior construction, ornaments, packing, toys)

Coussapoa emarginata Killip ex J.F.Macbr. Pourouma aurea Ule ex Mildbr. Pourouma cuatrecasasii Standl. Pourouma folleata J.F.Macbr. Pourouma isophlebia Standl. Pourouma subplicata Standl. Pourouma umbellata Standl. Pourouma umbellifera W.C.Burger

minor pourouma

pourouma bois-canon; bois canon, bois canon mâle, mâle bois canon (French Guiana)

chumica (Costa Rica); paltillo (Bolivia); pasica (Nicaragua); picuanga, toreim, toreno (Bolivia); uva sylvestre (Colombia); uvilla, uvilla blanca, uvilla lanuda (Peru)

ambaibachi, ambaibillo, ambaibochi (Bolivia); bospapaja (Suriname); bouchi papaië (aukaans, French Guiana); caramuri (Brazil); cay-waricay-yek, coiwaricoi-yek (arecuna, Venezuela); granboesipapaja (Suriname); imbaúbarana (Brazil); kai-wa-rei-kei-yek (arecuna, Venezuela); kulumasi (wayampi, French Guiana); majagua (Venezuela); mapatirana (Brazil); papaye (aukaans, French Guiana); purumaí (Brazil); sacha uvila, shuvija (aguaruna, Peru); torena, tourém (Brazil); wewa amuka naei (piaroa, Venezuela)

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Latin name	Pourouma minor Benoist
Family	Cecropiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	fr (fruits eaten by mammals and birds) pp (paper pulp) ti (boxes, cabinet work, crates, finishing, general carpentry, light interior construction, ornaments, packing, toys)
Synonym	Coussapoa emarginata Killip ex J.F.Macbr. Pourouma aurea Ule ex Mildbr. Pourouma cuatrecasasii Standl. Pourouma folleata J.F.Macbr. Pourouma isophlebia Standl. Pourouma subplicata Standl. Pourouma umbellata Standl. Pourouma umbellifera W.C.Burger
English name	minor pourouma
French name	pourouma bois-canon; bois canon, bois canon mâle, mâle bois canon (French Guiana)
Spanish name	chumica (Costa Rica); paltillo (Bolivia); pasica (Nicaragua); picuanga, toreim, toreno (Bolivia); uva sylvestre (Colombia); uvilla, uvilla blanca, uvilla lanuda (Peru)
Other name	ambaibachi, ambaibillo, ambaibochi (Bolivia); bospapaja (Suriname); bouchi papaië (aukaans, French Guiana); caramuri (Brazil); cay-waricay-yek, coiwaricoi-yek (arecuna, Venezuela); granboesipapaja (Suriname); imbaúbarana (Brazil); kai-wa-rei-kei-yek (arecuna, Venezuela); kulumasi (wayampi, French Guiana); majagua (Venezuela); mapatirana (Brazil); papaye (aukaans, French Guiana); purumaí (Brazil); sacha uvila, shuvija (aguaruna, Peru); torena, tourém (Brazil); wewa amuka naei (piaroa, Venezuela)
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