WorldFloraDB - Couma macrocarpa

Characteristics

A large tree. It grows to 30-40 m high. The leaves are oval and 8-12 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The leaves are in groups of three. The flowers are 2.5 cm long. They are small and in heads at the ends of branches. The fruit are 8-9 cm across. The pulp is sweet with several seeds.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter)	25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Low wet mixed forest, or often seen in cleared pastures, at or a little above sea level. A climax tree of the rainforest, found mainly on well-drained sites in upland areas of the Amazon.

More

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland forest on non flooded sites up to 1,000 m above sea level.

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Usage

The pulp of the fruit is edible. The latex is drinkable. It is also used for chewing gum.

Uses	fiber gum material medicinal wood
Edible	barks fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use	Diarrhea (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. The seeds are removed from mature fruit and the pulp is washed off. The seeds need to be planted fresh. They emerge in 25-35 days.

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