Guatteria hirsuta

Family: Annonaceae

What it is like

A shrub or tree. It grows 3-30 m tall. The trunk is 50 cm across. The bark is dark brown. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-22 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. Flowers usually occur singly in the axils of leaves. The fruit are green and ripen to purplish-black. They are 8-13 mm long by 3-7 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Amazon rainforest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Bolivia (country/location of origin), Brazil, South America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Envira caju

Synonyms

Guatteria curvipetala R. E. Fr.; Guatteria jamundensis R. E. Fr.;