Chrysophyllum macoucou

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant.

French Guiana, Guyana, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree in the Sapotaceae family native to tropical regions.

It is an unresolved name in The Plant List.

Names & Synonyms

Caimitier macoucou, Macoucou, Z'olivo

Aubletella macoucou (Aubl.) Pierre

References (2)

Fouqué, A., 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer (ifac)
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 225