Dimorphandra pullei

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 50 m tall. The young twigs have soft brown hairs. The leaves are compound. The leaflets are divided. The flowers are in dense spikes with rusty hairs. The fruit is a narrow pod. It is 20-24 cm long by 3.5-4.5 cm wide and 0.5-0.7 cm thick. There are fine veins across the pod. The seeds are 1.5 cm long 0.6 cm wide and 0.4 cm thick. The brownish pulp is edible.

Also as Caesalpinaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest on granite.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Brazil, French Guiana, Guianas, South America, Suriname

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Pulp, fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Fava-uim-amarela, Para, Pesie-oedoe

Synonyms

Dimorphandra multiflora;