Pouteria hispida
Eyma
Hispid pouteria
C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
N. Dávila
N. Dávila
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and savanna forest. It grows on non flooded land. It grows from sea level to 900 m above sea level.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A large tree. It grows 17-36 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. The trunk is fluted and has buttresses 5 m high. The outer bark is grey and flaky. The young shoots have sharp hairs. The leaves are in clusters and arranged in spirals. They are 6-25 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. They are oval. There are stiff hairs on the midrib underneath. Flowers are in groups of 2-6 and are usually clustered below the leaves. The fruit are small yellow berries. They are 4-8 cm long. There are several seeds.
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Notes
There are about 150-320 Pouteria species. They grow in the tropics.
Names & Synonyms
Abuirana, Abuirana braba, Abuirana braba, Asipoko, Atakamaraballi, Aviyu, Black asepoko, Caimito negro, Curriola peluda, Dadarue, Dayahuetoa, Kamahora, Naso toa, Tuwonure, Yawaxihi
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- www.colecionandofrutas.org
- www.proyanomami.org
