Sand baromalli
Catostemma fragrans

Family: Malvaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 15-30 m tall. The trunk can be 50 cm across. The twigs are covered with hairs. The leaves are alternate and clustered at the ends of small branches. The leaf blades are leathery and narrowly oval. They are 7-23 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. They can have some hairs underneath. The seedlings have simple leaves. The flowering shoots are in clusters in the axils of leaves. The flowers have a sweet scent. The flowers are tube shaped and the petals are white. The fruit is a woody capsule that is dull orange or rusty brown. It is oval and 4-10 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. It is densely velvet with ribs along it. There is one seed. This is orange and 5-7 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The seed wall is fleshy and edible.

In the subfamily Bombacoideae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest often on white sand.

Countries/locations it is found in

French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed.

It flowers are fruit almost all year round in Guyana.

Its other names

Local names

Adarouna, Adaurona, Aganananga, Baramanni, Baramilli, Baromalli, Kamatana, Koron, Mankobe, Paku, Simana

Synonyms

Catostemma macrosperma (Sagot ex Benoist) Lemee; Guenetia macrosperma Sagot ex Benoist;