Wild cocoa
Herrania kanukuensis

Family: Malvaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves have lobes and have golden brown hairs when young. The flowers are produced on the main trunk. The fruit is a green woody capsule 9 cm long by 5 cm wide. It is ribbed.

Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Guyana, South America

How it is used for food

The fruit pulp is sweet and popular. It is sometimes cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit pulp

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Akao

Synonyms

Theobromae mariae var. lobata Pulle;