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HANCORNIA SPECIOSA [2 records]

Record 1 2016-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Forage Crops
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

A promising fruit. Fruits such as the orange, papaya and tamarind have travelled the world so much that one could easily forget where they originally came from (China, Mexico and Sudan, respectively). Perhaps the Mangabeira (Hancornia speciosa) from Brazil will follow in their tracks one day. Delicious and nutritious, it grows in the wild in various regions of Brazil, and is being domesticated by researchers at the Brazilian fruit research agency. The fruit has the size of a plum, is red with a thin skin and sweet flesh containing one seed. It can be eaten fresh, but is also used in syrup, compotes, wine and vinegar - and its elastic gum serves well in ice-cream recipes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Il existe aussi des fruits indigènes qui offrent un potentiel de culture économique, comme Eugenia spp. et Hancornia speciosa («mangaba») des familles des Myrtaceae et Apocynaceae, respectivement. Leurs jus se prêtent à la fabrication de glaces, en raison de leur saveur exquise.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Tree to 7 m rarely 15, propagated by seeds (germination in 18 days; recalcitrant). The fruit is an ellipsoid or spherical berry, 2,5-6 cm in length, greenish yellow, striated with red lines; pulp white, sweet acidulate viscous, containing 2-15 discoid seeds, about 1 cm in diameter. H. speciosa var. minor is distinguished by its much smaller fruits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Arboriculture fruitière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Les cerrados. Ces espaces ouverts, qui se présentent parfois sous forme de savane, sont généralement des plaines herbeuses parsemées de petits arbres tels que le mangaba et le carobeira.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Fruticultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Arbusto de 5 a 6 m de altura, pudiendo llegar raramente hasta los 15 m, porte armonioso, con sus ramas separadas y bien formadas, tiene copa amplia, a veces más ancha que alta; ramas colgantes, abundantes, con follaje reducido.

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