Pouteria engleri
Eyma
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Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (ASU-Plants)
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tree. It grows 38 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. It has buttresses 2 m tall. There are 10-20 flowers in a group. The fruit are a flattened round shape and 2-2.5 cm long by 1.5-2 cm wide. The pulp is thick and fleshy. There is one seed.
Edible Uses
The sweet fruit is eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are sweet.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and savanna between 200-800 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guianas, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Grootbladig, Halchiballi, Konoko, Lo-oedoe, Mamanten, Zwart riemhout
References (3)
- 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
- 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
