Piquiziero
Caryocar cuneatum

Family: Caryocaraceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is 35 cm across. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaf stalks are 4-7 cm long. The end leaflet is 8-12 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. The fruit are oval and 5 cm long.

The Caryocaraceae occur in tropical America. There are 16 Caryocar species.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Brazil (country/location of origin), Indonesia, SE Asia, South America

How it is used for food

It is a cultivate food plant.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Piqui

Synonyms

Caryocar brasiliense var planifolium Wittmack;