Sapotaceae FAMILY

Pouteria ucuqui

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pouteria ucuqui is a large evergreen tree with a heavy crown[ 377 Title Trade Winds Fruit Publication Author Website http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals. ]. The bole is unbranched for much of its length and has large buttresses at the base[ 844 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets. Vol. 14 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1949 - 1951 ISBN Description A series of botanical papers, often dealing with ethnobotanical subjects. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The fruit is a favourite food of the local people and is avidly collected from the wild. The tree is usually left standing as a fruit crop when the forest is cleared for cultivation.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela.

HabitatRainforest[ 377 Title Trade Winds Fruit Publication Author Website http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals. ].