Golden calyx couepia
Couepia chrysocalyx

Family: Chrysobalanaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 10-20 m tall. The leaves are oblong and 10-22 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. They taper to the tip and are rounded or wedge shaped at the base. There are silvery grey hairs underneath. The flowering shoots are short and densely flowered. The fruit is round and 9 cm long. It has a thick fragile case and fleshy pulp. They ripen to an orange yellow colour.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in uplands and high river banks and places that are only occasionally flooded.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Brazil (country/location of origin), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru (country/location of origin), South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

It is cultivated for the edible fruit. Fruit are sold in local markets.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Fruit are harvested towards the end of the rainy season.

Its other names

Local names

Amchichare, Cacawerewe, Caya'o, Doroje, Gingamonkawe, Guambula, Hueso, Juene, Karaipe'y, Merecure, Pagowe, Palo gavilan colorado, Parinari, Pillchi, Pillchi yura, Remo kaspi, Rumi kaspi, Sacha umapu, Supay huayo, Supai ocote, Tserentsre, Yaji

Synonyms

Moquilea chrysocalyx Poeppig & Endlicher;