Hymenaea cf. intermedia
FabaceaeFruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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The New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden
What to Eat
Edible parts: Aril, Fruit
The fruit and aril are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Amazon, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Fabaceae family with edible fruits and arils.
Notes
There are about 15 Hymenaea species. Also as Caesalpinaceae.
References (1)
- Etkin, N. L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 138
