Herrania kanukuensis
R. E. Schult.
Wild cocoa
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Description
A tree. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves have lobes and have golden brown hairs when young. The flowers are produced on the main trunk. The fruit is a green woody capsule 9 cm long by 5 cm wide. It is ribbed.
Edible Uses
The sweet fruit pulp is eaten and is popular locally.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest.
Where It Grows
Guyana, South America,
Other Information
The fruit pulp is sweet and popular. It is sometimes cultivated.
Notes
Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.
Synonyms
Theobromae mariae var. lobata Pulle
Also Known As
Akao
References (1)
- van Andel, T., 2000, Useful plants of Guyana. Non-timber forest products of the North-West District of Guyana. Part 2. A Field Guide. Tropenbos-Guyana Programme. p 307
