Ecclinusa ramiflora

Mart.

Guaca, Guaquapari

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit 12 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The trunk is 8 cm across. It can be larger. It has white latex. The leaves are large. The fruit are round and 2.5 cm across. They are yellow when ripe. There is a thin edible pulp around the seeds.

Edible Uses

The fruit pulp is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in Atlantic rainforest. It grows in low lying areas that are subject to flooding.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guianas, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

Synonyms

Chrysophyllum abbreviatum (Ducke) BaehniChrysophyllum ramiflorum (Mart.) A. DC.Ecclinusa abbreviata DuckeEcclinusia costata Pierreand others

Also Known As

Abiu-fofo, Abiurana, Aca-preto, Balata barbacona, Balatilla, Barpeba preta, Coquirana braba grande, Doekali, Moregum negro

References (6)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 214
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 327
NTBG 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.
Van Roosmalen, M.G.M., & Garcia, O. M., 2000, Fruits of the Amazonian Forest. Part 2: Sapotaceae. Acta Amazonica 30(2): 187-290

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