Coquirana, Lanceolate ecclinusa
Ecclinusa lanceolata

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tall tree. It grows 35 m tall and the trunk can be 50 cm across. There can be small buttresses at the base. The leaves are simple, alternate and shiny. They are clustered towards the ends of branches. There are 5-10 flowers in a group. The fruit are oval and 5-6 cm across.

There are 11 Ecclinisia in tropical America.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in the wet forests and occasionally flooded lowlands.

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

The fruit is eaten. The latex is used as chewing gum.

Edible parts

Fruit, latex

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Braba do igapo, Caimito de montana, Mameicillo, Nisperillo, Ontogamo, Toa acue ni, Toa ni

Synonyms

Passavera lanceolata Martius & Eichler;