Terminalia grandis
(Ducke) Gere & Boatwr.
Wild genip, Large buchenavia
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N. Dávila
Description
A medium sized tree. It has large buttresses. The crown is flat. The leaves are grouped together in tufts. The flowers are in spikes in the axils of leaves. The fruit is fleshy and yellowish-green. They are oblong and 3 cm long by 2 cm wide. There is one oval seed.
Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is eaten fresh with a bitter-sweet flavour and is also processed into juice. The fruit is esteemed and cultivated, with fruits sold in local markets.
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten. It is bitter-sweet. The fruit are also also used for juice.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on the edge of forests and in savannah. It can be on flood plains and upland forests.
Where It Grows
Amazon, America, Bolivia, Brazil*, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru*, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Production
The fruit fall during the rainy season.
Other Information
The fruit are esteemed. It is a cultivated food plant. Fruit are sold in local marlets.
