Murici-do-litoral, Murici, Murici-da-mata
Byrsonima stipulacea

Family: Malpighiaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 10-20 m high. The crown is dense and pyramid shaped. The young branches have a rusty coating. The trunk is upright and 40-70 cm across. The leaves are simple and opposite. They have a rusty covering underneath. They are 10-16 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 5-11 mm long. The flowers are at the ends of branches. They are in long stalks 10-16 cm long. They are yellow. The fruit is round and fleshy with one round seed. The pulp is sweet and soft. The seed is black with a rough surface.

There are 127 Byrsonima species. They grow in tropical America.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows near the Atlantic coast in Brazil.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

It is a significant fruit. The fruit are especially eaten by children.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed. Ripe fruit are put in plastic bags to soften then the sees removed under running water. Fresh seed are planted. They germinate in 5-9 weeks.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Byrsonima longibracteata A. Juss.;