Abiurana, Suriname pouteria
Pouteria filipes

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk is 1.2 m across. There are large buttresses up to 5 m high. The young shoots have fine hairs. The leaves are spaced and arranged in spirals. They are 8-17 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. They are oval and taper to the ends. They have a reddish brown coating underneath. The flowers are in groups of 2-15. They are in the axils of leaves or below the leaves. They are yellow and have a scent. The fruit are about 5 cm long and oval. There are 2 seeds. These are about 3 cm long.

There are about 150-320 Pouteria species. They grow in the tropics.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in rain forest on hill slopes up to 1,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

In South America, it flowers fro June to January and fruits from August to December.

Its other names

Local names

Buyero, Kamahora, Zwarte jamboka

Synonyms

Pseudolabatia filipes (Eyma) Aubrev.;