Moquilea tomentosa (syn. Licania tomentosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae, native to most of Brazil.[1] It is widely cultivated for its abundant fruit in South America and South Africa,[2] and it is used as a street tree in Brazil and Colombia.[3]
Moquilea tomentosa (syn. Licania tomentosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae, native to most of Brazil. It is widely cultivated for its abundant fruit in South America and South Africa, and it is used as a street tree in Brazil and Colombia.
Ripe and unripe fruit
Growing wild in rubble
Close up of leaves
Young specimen