Broad-leaved burada, Plains parinari
Parinari campestris

Family: Chrysobalanaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. It can have thick buttresses. The trunk is 12-15 m long. The twigs are covered with brown hairs when young. The leaves are alternate. The leaf blades are leathery and oval. They are 6-13 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are dull above and hairy underneath. The flowering shoots are at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. They are covered with brown hairs. The flowers have 5 white petals. The fruit is small, oval and yellow. It is 4-6 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. It contains a single seed or occasionally two.

There are about 50 Parinari species. They grow in the tropics.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and savannah. It can be on ridges in marsh forest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Seeds, fruit, flavouring

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed.

Its other names

Local names

Barada, Boehoerada, Boehoeroedoe, Bohowada, Bohowoda, Bois-bande, Bois-baude, Bohorada, Burada, Buhurada, Dauro-cocimo, Foengoe, Hoengoeti, Fongoupaou, Fongouti, Foungouti, Gaulette blanc, Gris gris blanc, Guaray, Koepensienoe, Kopesienoe, Kupisini, Mahaicaballi, Makarai, Merecurillo, Oiti, Pajura, Pasa, Pasita, Redi-foengoe, Tajamama, Vonkhout, Wamuk, Wamuku

Synonyms

Balantium cordifolium Desv. ex Ham.; Dugortia nucamentosa J. F. Gmel.; Ferolia campestris (Aubl.) Kuntze; Petrocarya campestris (Aubl.) Willd.; Parinarium campestre Aubl.;