Sapotaceae FAMILY

Diploon cuspidatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Diploon cuspidatum is an evergreen tree with a narrow, elongate crown; it can grow 15 - 27 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 30 - 50cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its edible fruit and its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana.

HabitatA subcanopy to canopy tree in rainforests, favouring well-drained soils in areas not subject to seasonal inundation[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].