Drypetes variabilis
Family: Putranjivaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows 30 m high. The plants are separately male and female. The male flowers are in clusters of 1-3 in the axils of leaves. There stalks are 0.4 cm long. The female flowers are in clusters of 6 in the axils of leaves. The fruit stalk is 1-3 cm long. The fruit is pear shaped and 3.3 cm long by 2.6 cm wide. They are green and turn yellow. The pulp is fleshy, white and edible. The hard covering over the seed is narrowly oval and 2.5 cm long by 1.5 cm wide.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest, especially on slopes.
Countries/locations it is found in
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Wetifoengoe, Weti-koeebi, Weti-koko