Marodite, Crenate lacunaria
Lacunaria crenata

Family: Ochnaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 13 m tall The trunk is cylinder shape and the crown is oblong. The branches are spreading The leaves have 3 or 4 leaflets and there are rounded teeth along the edge. The flower panicles are at the ends of branches. They are 3-7 cm long.

There are 10 Lacunaria species. They occur in Central America. Also put in the family Quiinaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and mountain rainforest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Deyeguicarewe, Kadaka, Kadawe, Keneiwe, Redi-oedoe, Sabana-mangro, Uaca

Synonyms

Lacunaria decastyla (Radlk.) Ducke; Lacunaria pauciflora Ducke; Quiina crenata Tul.; Touroulia decastyla Radlk.;