Chrysophyllum sparsiflorum

Klotzsch ex Miq.

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit

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Summary

Source: Wikipedia

Chrysophyllum sparsiflorum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to South America.

Description

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk is 75 cm across. The leaves are 6-14 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. Flowers are in groups of 2-6. They are pale green. The fruit are 2-3 cm long. They are yellow when ripe. There is one seed.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in mixed non-flooded land up to 1,200 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

Notes

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

Also Known As

Abiurana, Abiu-ucuba, Mangabarana

References (3)

Etkin, N.L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 137
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
Van Roosmalen, M.G.M., & Garcia, O. M., 2000, Fruits of the Amazonian Forest. Part 2: Sapotaceae. Acta Amazonica 30(2): 187-290