Byrsonima stipulacea A.Juss.

A tree. It grows 10-20 m high. The crown is dense and pyramid shaped. The young branches have a rusty coating. The trunk is upright and 40-70 cm across. The leaves are simple and opposite. They have a rusty covering underneath. They are 10-16 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 5-11 mm long. The flowers are at the ends of branches. They are in long stalks 10-16 cm long. They are yellow. The fruit is round and fleshy with one round seed. The pulp is sweet and soft. The seed is black with a rough surface.

Found mainly in primary and secondary formations of the Atlantic rainforest on clay and fairly fertile soils.

The fruit are eaten.

Plants are grown from seed. Ripe fruit are put in plastic bags to soften then the sees removed under running water. Fresh seed are planted. They germinate in 5-9 weeks.