Parinari obtusifolium
Hook.f.
Fruta-de-ema
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Description
An erect shrub. It grows 0.3-3 m tall. It forms a clump. It loses its leaves during the year. The new branches have a hairy covering. The leaves are leathery and can be smooth or softly hairy on the upper surface and covered with white hairs underneath. The leaves are 5-10 cm long and have very short leaf stalks. These have 2 glands on them. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. They have a brown covering and the flowers are white. The fruit are oval and fleshy. The pulp is thick and has a sweet flavour.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows naturally on the central plateau in Brazil in scrubland.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Brazil*, South America,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed.
Other Information
The fruit are not very popular.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Caratinguiba
References (4)
- Bortolotto, I. M., et al, 2018, Lista preliminar das plantas alimenticias nativas de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Serie Botanica, Porto Alegre, 73 (supl.):101-116
- Lorenzi, H., Bacher, L., Lacerda, M. & Sartori, S., 2006, Brazilian Fruits & Cultivated Exotics. Sao Paulo, Instituto Plantarum de Estuados da Flora Ltda. p 124
- NYBG herbarium "edible"
- www.colecionandofrutas.org
