Chromolucuma rubriflora

Ducke

Redflower chromolucuma

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible and used as food.

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

Redflower chromolucuma is a tropical tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family, native to warm regions.

Names & Synonyms

Abiurana-do-chavascal, Abiurana-grande-de-igapo, Maia, Mayabo, Sapota-brava

Pouteria rubriflora (Ducke) Baehni

References (2)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 128
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.