Quararibea cordata

Quararibea cordata
Quararibea cordata
Quararibea cordata, Illustration.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Genus: Quararibea
Species: Q. cordata
Binomial name
Quararibea cordata
Vischer

Quararibea cordata (South American sapote, Chupa-chupa; syn. Matisia cordata Humb. & Bonpl.) is a large, semi-deciduous, fruit tree (up to 45m in height), native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It bears orange-yellow fruit which are soft, juicy and sweet and contain 2-5 seeds. It grows best in wet, deep soils.

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