Lacmellea aculeata (Ducke) Monach.

A shrub or tree. It grows 12-20 m tall. The trunk has 2 cm long black spines. The leaves are opposite. The flowers are at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. The stalks are forked. The fruit stalks are about 1 cm long. The fruit are pear shaped or round and 3.5 cm across. They are yellow or orange. There are prickles at the end. The pulp is edible. There are 1-3 seeds They are 1.5 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are brown.

Savannah, creek and riverine forests. Lowland Amazonian rainforest.

The fruit pulp is eaten raw. The latex is used instead of milk.

Can be grown by seedlings.