Patinoa almirajo
Malvaceae FAMILY

Patinoa almirajo

Patinoa almirajo

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Patinoa almirajo is a tree growing up to 18 metres tall. The edible fruit is highly esteemed in its native Colombia, but is little known elsewhere[ 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 tree used to be planted as a fruit crop in Colombia and Brazil, but is rarely grown at present[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - Colombia.
HabitatForests.