Bacumixa, Bacumixa-branca, Grumixava
Micropholis crassipedicellata

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

An evergreen tree. It grows 10-30 m high. The trunk is 50-60 cm across. The leaves are 5-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. Flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. They are yellowish-green. The fruit are oval and yellow.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the humid forest near the Atlantic on wet flood plains up to 200 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil (country/location of origin), South America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seeds. Seeds are collected from ripe fruit by shaking the fruit over canvas and then placing them in plastic bags to partly decompose before washing out the seeds. Seeds need to be planted fresh. Seedlings emerge in 40-50 days.

Plants grow at a moderate rate.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Sideroxylon crassipedicellata Mart. & Eichler ex Miq.; Pouteria striata Baehni; Pouteria crassipedicellata (Mart. & Eichler ex Miq.) Baehni; Micropholis cuneata (Raunk.) Pierre ex Glaz.;