Pouteria franciscana

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Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit 2 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Pouteria franciscana is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Description

A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The trunk is 50 cm across. Young shoots have fine brown hairs. The leaves are in clusters and arranged in spirals. They are 12-19 cm long by 5-6 cm wide. They are narrowly oval and taper to the ends. The flowers are in groups or 3-8 and mostly below the leaves. The flowers are greenish-yellow and have a scent. The fruit are 5-6 cm long. There is one seed about 3 cm long.

Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Amazon in forest that is occasionally flooded.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, South America,

Production

In Brazil plants flower from July to October and fruit in October.

Also Known As

Abiorana branca

References (6)

Daly, D. C., An Index of Common Names of Plants in Acre, Brazil. New York Botanical Garden Universidade Federal do Acre.
Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 525
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 689
NYBG Herbarium "edible"
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.

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