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Family: Sapindaceae Taxon: Talisia esculenta Synonym: Sapindus esculenta A. St.-Hil. (basionym) Common Name: pitomba Questionaire : current 20090513 Assessor: Chuck Chimera Designation: L Status: Assessor Approved Data Entry Person: Chuck Chimera WRA Score -1 101 Is the species highly domesticated? y=-3, n=0 n 102 Has the species become naturalized where grown? y=1, n=-1 103 Does the species have weedy races? y=1, n=-1 201 Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) - If island is primarily wet habitat, then (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2- High substitute "wet tropical" for "tropical or subtropical" high) (See Appendix 2) 202 Quality of climate match data (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2- High high) (See Appendix 2) 203 Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility) y=1, n=0 204 Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or subtropical climates y=1, n=0 y 205 Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural range? y=-2, ?=-1, n=0 n 301 Naturalized beyond native range y = 1*multiplier (see n Appendix 2), n= question 205 302 Garden/amenity/disturbance weed n=0, y = 1*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 303 Agricultural/forestry/horticultural weed n=0, y = 2*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 304 Environmental weed n=0, y = 2*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 305 Congeneric weed n=0, y = 1*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 401 Produces spines, thorns or burrs y=1, n=0 n 402 Allelopathic y=1, n=0 403 Parasitic y=1, n=0 n 404 Unpalatable to grazing animals y=1, n=-1 405 Toxic to animals y=1, n=0 406 Host for recognized pests and pathogens y=1, n=0 407 Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans y=1, n=0 n 408 Creates a fire hazard in natural ecosystems y=1, n=0 n 409 Is a shade tolerant plant at some stage of its life cycle y=1, n=0 y 410 Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions (or limestone conditions if not a volcanic island) y=1, n=0 y 411 Climbing or smothering growth habit y=1, n=0 n Print Date: 12/6/2012 Talisia esculenta (Sapindaceae) Page 1 of 6 412 Forms dense thickets y=1, n=0 n 501 Aquatic y=5, n=0 n 502 Grass y=1, n=0 n 503 Nitrogen fixing woody plant y=1, n=0 n 504 Geophyte (herbaceous with underground storage organs -- bulbs, corms, or tubers) y=1, n=0 n 601 Evidence of substantial reproductive failure in native habitat y=1, n=0 n 602 Produces viable seed y=1, n=-1 y 603 Hybridizes naturally y=1, n=-1 604 Self-compatible or apomictic y=1, n=-1 n 605 Requires specialist pollinators y=-1, n=0 n 606 Reproduction by vegetative fragmentation y=1, n=-1 n 607 Minimum generative time (years) 1 year = 1, 2 or 3 years = 0, >3 4+ years = -1 701 Propagules likely to be dispersed unintentionally (plants growing in heavily trafficked y=1, n=-1 n areas) 702 Propagules dispersed intentionally by people y=1, n=-1 y 703 Propagules likely to disperse as a produce contaminant y=1, n=-1 n 704 Propagules adapted to wind dispersal y=1, n=-1 n 705 Propagules water dispersed y=1, n=-1 n 706 Propagules bird dispersed y=1, n=-1 y 707 Propagules dispersed by other animals (externally) y=1, n=-1 708 Propagules survive passage through the gut y=1, n=-1 y 801 Prolific seed production (>1000/m2) y=1, n=-1 n 802 Evidence that a persistent propagule bank is formed (>1 yr) y=1, n=-1 n 803 Well controlled by herbicides y=-1, n=1 804 Tolerates, or benefits from, mutilation, cultivation, or fire y=1, n=-1 y 805 Effective natural enemies present locally (e.g. introduced biocontrol agents) y=-1, n=1 Designation: L WRA Score -1 Print Date: 12/6/2012 Talisia esculenta (Sapindaceae) Page 2 of 6 Supporting Data: 101 2008. Janick, J./Paull, R.E.. The Encyclopedia of [Is the species highly domesticated? No evidence] Fruit & Nuts. Cabi Publishing, Wallingford, UK 102 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. NA 103 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. NA 201 2003. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P.. Melicocceae [Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) - 2-High] "Distribution and (Sapindaceae): Melicoccus and Talisia. Flora Ecology. (Fig 45) Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia. In gallery, terra firme, varzea, Neotropica. 87: 1-178. caatinga, and dry forests, island forest surrounded by savanna, and disturbed secondary forest, also widely cultivated for its edible fruits (with fleshy testa)." 202 2003. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P.. Melicocceae [Quality of climate match data 2-High] (Sapindaceae): Melicoccus and Talisia. Flora Neotropica. 87: 1-178. 203 1986. FAO. Food and fruit-bearing forest species [Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility)? Potentially Yes] "Talisia 3: Examples from Latin America. Food & esculenta occurs on a wide range of soils, except those that are seasonally Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, flooded, substantially rocky or sandy, and under a wide range of climatic Rome, Italy conditions." 203 2012. Tropicos.org. Tropicos [Online Database]. [Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility)? Possibly] Collected from 100 Missouri Botanical Garden, m elevation (22°16'09"S 057°33'11"W) to 1000 m (14°46'00"S 061°02'09"W) http://www.tropicos.org/ 204 2008. Janick, J./Paull, R.E.. The Encyclopedia of [Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or subtropical climates? Yes] "They Fruit & Nuts. Cabi Publishing, Wallingford, UK are both native to tropical climates and adapt to subtropical areas." 205 1986. FAO. Food and fruit-bearing forest species [Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural 3: Examples from Latin America. Food & range? No] "T. esculenta is cultivated occasionally and only on a small scale in Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, gardens." Rome, Italy 301 2012. Randall, R.P.. A Global Compendium of [Naturalized beyond native range? No evidence] Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 302 2012. Randall, R.P.. A Global Compendium of [Garden/amenity/disturbance weed? No evidence] Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 303 2012. Randall, R.P.. A Global Compendium of [Agricultural/forestry/horticultural weed? No evidence] Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 304 2012. Randall, R.P.. A Global Compendium of [Environmental weed? No evidence] Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 305 2012. Randall, R.P.. A Global Compendium of [Congeneric weed? No evidence] Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 401 2003. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P.. Melicocceae [Produces spines, thorns or burrs? No] "Treelet or tree, 5-10 (20) m tall; trunk to (Sapindaceae): Melicoccus and Talisia. Flora 50 cm in diam.; bark brownish, flaky. Twigs nearly terete, glabrous, lenticellate Neotropica. 87: 1-178. with age. Leaves paripinnate or less often imparipinnate; distal process minute, filiform,4 - 5 mm long, early deciduous leaving a truncate base; leaflets (2) 6 to 8, opposite to alternate, elliptic or less often oblong-elliptic, lanceolate-elliptic or oblanceolate, 4.5-15 x 1.7-7.5 cm, chartaceous, the adaxial surface slightly shiny, glabrous, the abaxial surface glabrous or puberulous, the venation brochidodromus, prominulous on both surfaces, tertiary veins reticulate, the margins entire, undulate, the apex obtuse, acute, obtusely acuminate or sometimes emarginate, the base obtuse, rounded or rarely truncate, slightly asymmetrical; petiolules slender, 1-3 mm long, puberulent or pubescent, usually drying dark brown; rachis (1) 3.5-13 cm long, obtusely angled, puberulent or pubescent; petioles( 3) 4.5-6.5 (9) cm long, slightly flattened along adaxial surface, thickened and darker at the very base, with same indumentum as the rachis" 402 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. [Allelopathic? Unknown] 403 2003. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P.. Melicocceae [Parasitic? No] "Treelet or tree, 5-10 (20) m tall" [Sapindaceae] (Sapindaceae): Melicoccus and Talisia. Flora Neotropica. 87: 1-178. Print Date: 12/6/2012 Talisia esculenta (Sapindaceae) Page 3 of 6 404 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. [Unpalatable to grazing animals? Unknown] 405 2003. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P.. Melicocceae [Toxic to animals?] "A few species of Talisia (T esculenta, T. furfuracea, T (Sapindaceae): Melicoccus and Talisia. Flora hexaphylla, T squarrosa, and T. stricta) arer eported as being used as piscicides Neotropica. 87: 1-178. in South America (Acevedo-Rodriguez, 1990)." 406 2008. Janick, J./Paull, R.E.. The Encyclopedia of [Host for recognized pests and pathogens? No] [Host for recognized pests and Fruit & Nuts. Cabi Publishing, Wallingford, UK pathogens?] "Leaf-cutter ants (Atta sexdens) are the only important pest that attacks these species, cutting the leaves. Talisia esculenta is cited as host of the citrus white-fly (Orthezia insignis). Information on diseases is unavailable, as the crop is limited to family orchards." 407 1986. FAO. Food and fruit-bearing forest species [Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans? No evidence] "The edible part 3: Examples from Latin America. Food & of the fruit is the whitish fleshy aril that covers the seeds. The flavour is sweet, Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, slightly acid and very agreeable. The fruit (aril) is consumed only in natura but it Rome, Italy can be used to prepare a pleasant drink. The seeds are very astringent and when cooked are used against chronic diarrhoea (Le Cointe, 1947) The tree is suitable for square and street arborization." 407 2008. Wagstaff, D.J.. International poisonous [Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans? No evidence] plants checklist: an evidence-based reference. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 408 2003.
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    Amazon Plant List The Plant list below is contributed by Dr.Christopher Dick, PhD who has worked in Amazonia for many years. Note that it is a working list and neither exhaustive nor complete. English Common Portuguese Common Plant Family Name Botanical Name Name Name Annonaceae Guatteria Envira-bobô recurvisepala Unonopsis guatterioides Myristicaceae Virola calophylla Wild nutmeg Ucuuba Iryanthera uleii Dead-bark Osteophloeum Ucuuba-amarela platyspermum Lauraceae Mezilaurus itauba Itaúba Persea americana Avocado Abacate Aniba canella Casca preciosa Aniba roseadora Pau rosa Ocotea rubra Louro-gamela Peperomia Piperaceae Ant-garden macrostachya Nymphaeaceae Victoria amazonica Amazon-lily Victoria-regia Menispermaceae Ulmaceae Trema micrantha Trema, Periquitinho Moraceae Clarisia racemosa Guariúba Naucleopsis Miratinga, Pau pica caloneura Brosimim Amapá parinarioides Cecropia Cecropiaceae Purple cecropia Imbaúba roxa purpurascens Cecropia sciadophylla Cecropia Imbaúba-torém Caruru-bravo, Bredo- Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca rivinoides Pokeweed roxo Epiphyllum Cactaceae Cactus phyllanthus Polygonaceae Coccoloba spp. Water-grape? Symeria paniculata Carauaçuzeiro Tetracera Dilleniaceae Water-vine Cipó d'agua willdenowiana Pinzona coriaceae Fire-vine Cipó-de-fôgo Caryocaraceae Caryocar villosum Piquiá Caryocar glabrum Piquiarana Margraviaceae Marcgravia Quiinaceae Clusiaceae Vismia cayennensis Lacre-branco Vismia guianensis Lacre-vermelho Symphonia Ananí used for cerol? globulifera Elaeocarpaceae Sterculiaceae Sterculia frondosa Tacacá Waltheria
  • How to Cite Complete Issue More Information About This Article

    How to Cite Complete Issue More Information About This Article

    Acta Agronómica ISSN: 0120-2812 Universidad Nacional de Colombia Zocoler de Mendonga, Veridiana; Lopes Vieites, Rogério Physical-chemical properties of exotic and native Brazilian fruits Acta Agronómica, vol. 68, no. 3, 2019, July-September, pp. 175-181 Universidad Nacional de Colombia DOI: https://doi.org/10.15446/acag.v68n3.55934 Available in: https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169965183003 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System Redalyc More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America and the Caribbean, Spain and Journal's webpage in redalyc.org Portugal Project academic non-profit, developed under the open access initiative Acta Agronómica (2019) 68 (3) p 175-181 ISSN 0120-2812 | e-ISSN 2323-0118 doi: https://doi.org/10.15446/acag.v68n3.55934 Physical-chemical properties of exotic and native Brazilian fruits Propiedades físicoquímicas de frutas exóticas nativas de Brasil Veridiana Zocoler de Mendonça* and Rogério Lopes Vieites Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/UNESP, Botucatu, Brasil; Departamento de Horticultura, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/UNESP, Botucatu. *Author for correspondance: [email protected] Rec: 2016-02-28 Acept: 2019-04-09 Abstract Many fruit species are still not well-studied, despite being rich in bioactive substances that have functional properties. The objective of this article was to evaluate the antioxidant potential and characterize the physical-chemical characteristics of unconventional brazilian fruits (cabeludinha - Myrciaria glazioviana, sapoti - Manilkara zapota, pitomba - Talisia esculenta, yellow gumixama - Eugenia brasiliensis var. Leucocarpus and seriguela - Spondias purpurea). Total soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity, sugars, pigments, phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity were measured. Mature fruits were used in the analyses.