Porcelia ponderosa
(Rusby) Rusby
Ponderosa porcelia
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Description
A large tree. It grows 20 m tall. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are large. They can weigh 3 kg.
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Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. The large fruits can weigh up to 30 kilos. The fruit is composed of 3 - 9, oblongiform to ovoid monocarps, each 100 - 130mm long and 52 - 66mm wide.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Bolivia*, Brazil, Peru, South America,
Cultivation
The fruit takes around 1 year to develop from flowering to maturity.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ata-amerela, Ata-brava, Manga-de-anta
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 519
- 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 678
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 81 (As Porcelia saffordiana)
- NYBG herbarium "edible" (As Porcelia saffordiana)
