Editing Pourouma cecropiifolia

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! colspan="2" style="background: #e8e8e8;" | Amazon grape (''Pourouma cecropiifolia'')
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:(Ponrrama cecropivefolia), da Coleção Brasiliana Iconográfica.jpg|250px|18th-century botanical watercolor associated with Pourouma cecropiifolia]]
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! Scientific name
| ''Pourouma cecropiifolia''<sup id="cite_ref-1">[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup>
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! Common names
| Amazon grape, Amazon tree-grape, uvilla<sup id="cite_ref-2">[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
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! Genus
| ''[[Pourouma]]''
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! Family
| ''[[Urticaceae]]''<sup>[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup>
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! Order
| ''[[Rosales]]''<sup>[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup>
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! Native range
| Amazon basin, including the Ecuadorian Amazon<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-3">[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>
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! Growth form
| Evergreen tree with a low, dense crown<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
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! Climate and site
| Hot, humid tropical lowlands; not frost-tolerant; full sun or dappled shade<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
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! Mature height
| Up to about 20 m; bole commonly 20–30 cm across<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
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! Propagation
| Fresh seed sown as soon as ripe; germination normally in 3–5 weeks<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
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! Fruit and uses
| Bluish-ripening edible fruit, consumed fresh or processed<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup><sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>
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! Years to fruit
| About 3 years, as reported for this species account<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
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'''''Pourouma cecropiifolia''''' is the Amazon grape, an evergreen fruit tree in the family [[Urticaceae]]. It is cultivated in the Amazon basin for its edible fruit, which is consumed fresh and processed.<sup>[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup><sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup><sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

== Description ==

This evergreen tree develops a low, dense crown and can reach about 20 m tall, with a bole commonly 20–30 cm across.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Distribution and habitat ==

''Pourouma cecropiifolia'' is associated with the Amazon basin, including the Ecuadorian Amazon. It is a tree of hot, humid tropical lowlands up to about 1,000 m and is not frost-tolerant.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Cultivation ==

=== Soil and water ===

The documented soil is fertile clay. A fertile clay soil with regular moisture and adequate drainage is a reasonable cultivation starting point from the species' humid lowland setting; this is a site-management inference rather than a measured acidity or irrigation threshold.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

=== Sun and humidity ===

Give the tree a hot, humid tropical site with full sun or dappled shade. It is not frost-tolerant, so protection from freezing conditions is essential.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

=== Seasonal changes ===

The evergreen habit suits humid tropical conditions. As a cultivation inference, keep the root zone from drying severely during local dry periods and protect the tree during cool weather.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Propagation ==

Sow seed as soon as it is ripe in a sunny seedbed. Fewer than half of the seeds usually germinate, normally within 3–5 weeks.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

The species is dioecious, so a planting intended to produce fruit needs both male and female trees.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Flowering, fruiting, and harvest ==

''Pourouma cecropiifolia'' is dioecious. The tree can begin fruiting at about three years, and the fruit ripens to bluish; fruiting age and timing can vary with plant sex and growing conditions.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Fruit and uses ==

Amazon grape is valued as an edible fruit gathered in the native range and cultivated in the Amazon basin. The fruit is consumed fresh and processed.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup><sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

== References ==

* <span id="cite_note-1"></span>[[#cite_ref-1|↑]] '''[1]''' [https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/4013508 GBIF species record: ''Pourouma cecropiifolia''].

* <span id="cite_note-2"></span>[[#cite_ref-2|↑]] '''[2]''' [https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pourouma+cecropiifolia Useful Tropical Plants: ''Pourouma cecropiifolia''].

* <span id="cite_note-3"></span>[[#cite_ref-3|↑]] '''[3]''' [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11207112/ Five Underutilized Ecuadorian Fruits and Their Bioactive Potential as Functional Foods and in Metabolic Syndrome: A Review], ''Molecules'' (2024).

== Image credits ==

* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(Ponrrama_cecropivefolia),_da_Cole%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Brasiliana_Iconogr%C3%A1fica.jpg File:(Ponrrama cecropivefolia), da Coleção Brasiliana Iconográfica.jpg] — 18th-century botanical watercolor associated with Pourouma cecropiifolia, from the Brasiliana Iconográfica / National Library collection; the individual Commons file lists the photographer as Unknown, while a file-page category associates the work with Joaquim José Codina. Public domain (PD-old) as marked on the individual Commons file page.

[[Category:Fruits]]
[[Category:Urticaceae]]
[[Category:Pourouma]]