Chrysobalanaceae FAMILY

Couepia caryophylloides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Couepia caryophylloides is a tree growing up to 25 metres tall[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its fruit, which is eaten locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, French Guiana, Surinam.

HabitatLocally abundant on slopes in rainforests and in savannah forest[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].