Atakamara
Chrysophyllum cuneifolium

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 20 m tall and the trunk is 30 cm across. The young shoots have coarse hairs. The leaves are clustered at the tips and arranged in spirals. They are 11-22 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The flowers are in groups on branches and trunks. The flowers are white to yellowish-green. The flowers are yellow to orange. The fruit are narrowly oval and 3-5 cm long by 3-4 cm wide.

There are about 80-150 Chrysophyllum species. They are mostly in tropical America. There are 44 species in tropical America.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland forest and in savanna and is often along riverbanks.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Atakamara, Balata poire, Couata beauly, Kwata bobi, Oulapele, Quata-bobe, Quilapele,Wilapele, Zolive

Synonyms

Bumelia cuneifolia Pierre; Prieurella cuneifolia Pierre; Prieurella cuneifolia (Rudge) Aubr.;