Cryptocarya citriformis
(Vell.) P. L. R. Moraes
(c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Brazil, South America,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 4-12 m tall. It can grow 35 m tall and the trunk be 21-56 cm across. The bark is rusty brown and rough. The leaves are alternate and oval to sword shaped. They are 5-17 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The flowers are greenish yellow. The fruit are brown and oval. They are 4-11 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They have broad ribs along them.
Medicinal Uses
A decoction of the bark is used for washing ulcers. A decoction of the leaves is used for washing ulcers and wounds. The seeds are tonic. The powdered seeds are used in the treatment of leucorrhoea. The flesh of the fruit is very astringent.
Other Uses
The wood is used for construction, general purposes etc.
Names & Synonyms
Canela-abacate, Canela-branca, Canelo-do-brejo, Lombo-de-jacare, Louro-abacate
References (2)
- de Moraes, P. L. R., 2006, Taxonomy of Cryptocarya species of Brazil. State University of Campinas, Brasil. p 60
- www.colecionandofrutas.org
