Trichilia micrantha

Family: Meliaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. Young branches have flattened hairs. The leaves have leaflets along the edge and one at the end. The leaves are 10-33 cm long. The leaflets are opposite and 7-9 cm long. The fruit capsule is 1-2.3 cm long and 0.7-1.3 cm wide. They have 3 valves.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the non flooded lowlands.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, South America (country/location of origin), Trinidad, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Yenomowe

Synonyms

Trichilia acariaeantha Harms; Trichilia buchtienii Harms; Trichilia harmsii Rusby; Trichilia roraimana C. DC.;