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Byrsonima stipulacea

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

A. Jussieu

Common Names

• Muricí Jibóia (Brazil)
• Murici-cumbuca (Brazil)
• Murici Peludo (Brazil)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Maranhão
• Pará
• Rondônia
• Roraima - Brazil
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Wet forest
• secondary vegetation
• fores
• riverine forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Aug
• Sep

Densely hairy liana or tree. Coriaceous leaves to 270mm x 130mm, glabrous above, rufescent-tomentose beneath. 2-3 flowered racemes to 210mm long with bracts to 10mm x 2mm ,of yellow flowers 40mm diameter with bracteoles to 5mm x 2mm,sepals to 4mm x 2.5mm, petals to 7mm. Fruit a glabrescent drupe maturing orange, to 18mm diameter.

Said to produce edible fruit used to make refreshing drink

Further References

• Mobot
• FB
• NYBG
• Niedenzu
• LJB
• The Plant List 2
• Fl. do Brasil