Gustavia inakuama
Mori
Inakuam
Lecythidaceae Edible: Fruit
Description
A small tree. It grows 2 m tall. The leaves are broadly sword shaped. They are 63-80 cm long by 13-18 cm wide. The fruit are round.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Peru, South America,
References (1)
- Prance, G. T. and Scott A. Mori, 1979 Lecythidaceae: Part I: The Actinomorphic-Flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, & Cariniana): Flora Neotropica, Vol. 21, No. 1, Lecythidaceae: pp. 184
