Malpighiaceae FAMILY

Byrsonima incarnata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Byrsonima incarnata is tree growing up to 15 metres tall with a trunk up to 30cm in diameter[ 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. , 2149 Title Plant Explorations in Guiana in 1944, Chiefly to the Tafelberg and the Kaieteur Plateau-V Publication Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vol. 75, No. 5 (Sep. - Oct., 1948), pp. 523-580 Author Maguire B. Website https://doi.org/10.2307/2481787 Publisher Year 1948 ISBN Description ]. The edible fruit is harvested from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Brazil, Guyana.

HabitatWallaba forest on white sand soils[ 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. ].