támuu ‘guaba’, species of fruit-bearing tree often planted in and [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Irregular Plural	támuuwa
Root	támuu

• • ‘guaba’, species of fruit-bearing tree often planted in and around Iquito communities; the fruits pods measure up to 50cm in length and are reminiscent of long, grooved, bean pods. The bark of the tree extrudes a thick sap that is administered orally to treat bronchitis, while the bark is used to decongest the respiratory tract by cutting it into pieces and rubbing them on the chest

  Scientific Name

  Inga edulis

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  • támuu imɨ́ɨni species of edible caterpillar that reaches about 3cm in length and mainly feeds on the leaves of <támuu> (‘guaba’) trees; lacking spines or stinging hairs, it is marked with lengthwise stripes of yellow, orange, red, and black, and is eaten cooked in ‘patarashca’