MarantaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Thaumatococcus daniellii (Bennett) Benth.
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- Common Name: Katamfe, African Serendipity Berry
- Family: Marantaceae Peterson
- Country of Origin: Ghana
- Habitat: common in rain forest clearings
- Description: The fruit contains 1-3 black seeds surrounded by a gel, and capped with a membranous sac, the aril, which contains the 'sweet protein' thaumatin.
- Uses: In addition to being the source of the natural sweeter thaumatin, the leaves are used for wrapping food and meat.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 200202492
- Source: Mike Bordelon - Smithsonian
- Provenance: Recieved as rhizome from United States Botanic Research Greenhouses (SI). Acc# 1994-846.
Plant material originally acquired from Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Garden (Acc# W80P233) by W.J. Kress & Mike Bordelon
Collection# 94-5251, collected 16-NOV-1994.
- Accession Date: 11-21-2002
- Bench: 1111 - AFR:Guinean Forest A
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-30-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
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- Family: Marantaceae
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