Bilocular pouteria
Pouteria bilocularis

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows to 35 m high. The trunk is 40 cm across. There are buttresses 2 m high. The young shoots are smooth. The bark is finely cracked and scaly. The leaves are spaced and arranged in spirals. They are 5.5-15 cm long by 2.5-6 cm wide. They are fattened sword shaped. The leaf stalk is 0.5-1.8 cm long. The flowers occur in tufts of 2-20 flowers. They are in the axils of leaves. The flowers are usually of one sex. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The fruit are 2.5-6 cm long. They are yellowish-orange when ripe. The fruit is edible. There is one seed. The seed is 2-3.5 cm long.

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

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforest on sand or clay. It can be on land which is flooded occasionally. It grows from sea level to 1200 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Abiurana, Aimora kushi, Gallo runto, Maparajuba, Moraballi, Quinilla

Synonyms

Labatia bilocularis Winkler; Pseudocladia neblinaensis Aubreville;