Pouteria gongrijpii
Eyma
Gongrip pouteria
Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit
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Meise Botanic Garden
Description
A tree. It grows 28 m tall. The trunk is 40 cm across. It has small buttresses. The leaves are hairy underneath. There are 5-20 flowers in a group. The fruit are oval and 2-3 cm long by 2 cm wide. There is one seed.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannah and rainforest up to 600 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, French Guiana, Guianas, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Franchetella gongrijpii (Eyma) Aubrev.
Also Known As
Akoinsiba, Akwansiba, Aprahoedoe, Balata poirier, Kokoritiballi, Niamboka, Pinto-boletri
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 526
- 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 691
- 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
