Eschweilera ovata Mart. ex Miers

A tree. It grows 4-19 m high. The crown is a pyramid shape. The trunk is 40-60 cm across. The bark is thick and has cracks along its length. The leaves have 8-10 pairs of side veins. The leaves are 5-14 cm long and 3-6 cm wide. They are on leaf stalks 5-10 cm long. The flowers are in the axils of leaves or at the ends of the branches. The flowering groups are 3-12 cm long. They are yellow and white. The flowers have a scent. The fruit have 1-4 seeds with stripes on them. They have a yellow aril on the side.

Rainforests, coastal rainforests and the transition to savannah, found in both primary and secondary formations; favouring well-drained terrains. When growing near the coast it is more often only a shrub 1-3 metres tall.

Plants are grown from seed. The ripe fruit are harvested and put in the shade to dry and open. The fresh seeds are planted and germinate in 4-5 weeks.