Monkey pot, Waduduri, Kwatapatoe
Lecythis davisii
Family: Lecythidaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows 35 m high. It has buttresses. The flowers are in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The fruit is a capsule with a lid that lifts off. It is a flattened round shape 16 cm long and 20 cm wide. It is woody and very thick. The lid is 9 cm across. There are only a few seeds that are like nuts. They are 3 sided. The pulp of the fruit is edible. The nuts are edible. The stalk attaching the seeds is edible.
There are 26-50 Lecythis species.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and along rivers a well as on slopes and bauxite plateaux.
Countries/locations it is found in
Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Nuts