Pradosia brevipes

(Pierre) Pennington

Armadillo fruit, Fruta-de-tatu

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit 20 iNaturalist observations

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Description

It is a large creeping shrub. Plants are often interconnected under the ground by a large network of roots and below ground branches. The leaves are large and a little like mango leaves. Fruit are borne on branches near ground level. The fruit is brown-yellow. It has soft apricot coloured pulp. This contains 1 or 2 large seeds.

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten fresh or processed into juice.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten fresh or used to make juice.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows naturally in grasslands in central Brazil.

Where It Grows

Brazil*, Paraguay, South America,

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.

Synonyms

Ecclinusa brevipes PierreChrysophyllum pumilum Chodat & HasslerEcclinusa pumila (Chodat & Hassler) CronquistChrysophyllum soboliferum Rizzini

References (5)

Lorenzi, H., Bacher, L., Lacerda, M. & Sartori, S., 2006, Brazilian Fruits & Cultivated Exotics. Sao Paulo, Instituto Plantarum de Estuados da Flora Ltda. p 309
Pennington, T.D., 1990, Sapotaceae in Flora Neotropica Monograph 52. New York Botanical Gardens. p 641
Silva, S. P., 1991, Frutas Brasil. Empressa das Artes. Sao Paulo. (As Chrysophyllum soboliferum)
www.colecionandofrutas.org
www.tradewindsfruit.com