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Byrsonima incarnata

Family: Malpighiaceae


What it is like

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The fruiting stalks are 1 cm long. They are softly hairy. The fruit is oval and 1.3 cm long by 1.2 cm wide. They are orange-yellow and hairy. The pulp is edible.

There are 127 Byrsonima species. They grow in tropical America.


Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest on white sand.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil, Guyana, South America


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown


Its other names

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