Beilschmiedia anay (S.F.Blake) Kosterm.

A tree. It grows 20 m high. The young branches have brown hairs. The leaves are leathery. They are broadly oval. They are 12-30 cm long by 8-19 cm wide. The flowers are green and are in slender groups 13 cm long. They have a scent. The fruit are small and pear shaped. They are 7-15 cm long. The skin is shiny and purple to black. They have yellow flesh. It is oily. The fruit falls and ripens after 2-3 days.

Wet mixed forests at elevations from 350-900 metres in Guatemala. Montane mesophyll forest and deciduous forest, on loamy, clayish soil or limestone.

The fruit are eaten fresh.

Can be grown by seedlings.