Genipa infundibuliformis Zappi & Semir

A tree. It grows 8-16 m high. The crown is round and dense. The trunk is 40-60 cm across. The bark is thin, light grey and smooth. The leaves are simple and opposite in 2 directions. They can have 3-5 lobes when young. The leaves are 20-40 cm long by 6-18 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 5-12 mm long. There are 12-15 pairs of side veins. The flowers are at the ends of the branches. There are 2-4 flowers with long petals that curve downwards. They are pale yellow. The fruit is a large round berry. It has juicy pulp and many seeds.

Slopes in the rainforest and sandy plateaux. Found mainly in dense, primary forest, on clayey and well-drained soils, but is also seen as an isolated tree in pasture.

The fruit are used for sweets and liqueurs. The fruit are acid so needs to have sugar added and is eaten fresh.

Plants are grown from seed. The ripe fruit are harvested and put into a plastic bag to soften. The seeds are washed out under running water. Fresh seed are planted and they germinate in 10-20 days.