Chrysophyllum sanguinolentum

(Pierre) Baehni

Balata-balli

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit Potential hazards — see below 11 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tree. It grows 35 m tall. The trunk is 50 cm across. It has small buttresses 75 cm high. . There are 10-20 flowers in a group. The fruit are round or oval and 4-6 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. They are pale brown The pulp is tough and pale green and edible.

Edible Uses

The sweet-tasting fruit is eaten; the pulp is the edible portion.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are sweet tasting.

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Medicinal Uses

None mentioned.

Known Hazards

None mentioned.

Distribution

A tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America*, Suriname, Venezuela,

Other Uses

A balata-like substance is obtained from the stems. Balata is a gum or latex made from tree sap and resembling rubber. It is used for making gaskets, chewing gum and as a gutta-percha substitute.

Notes

There are about 80-150 Chrysophyllum species. They are mostly in tropical America. There are 44 species in tropical America.

Synonyms

Ecclinusa sanguinolenta Engl.

Also Known As

Abio, Balata, Barataballi, Jaija'otoa, Sinti yura, Swit'anini, Switi-amini, Ucuquirana verdadeira, Yugo

References (7)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 131
Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 227
Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 51
Pennington, T.D., 1990, Sapotaceae in Flora Neotropica Monograph 52. New York Botanical Gardens. p 585
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.

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Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 570
Van Roosmalen, M.G.M., & Garcia, O. M., 2000, Fruits of the Amazonian Forest. Part 2: Sapotaceae. Acta Amazonica 30(2): 187-290