Mouriri pseudogeminata Pittier

A tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 10-30 m high. The trunk is 75 cm across. The trunk can branch from the base. The bark is grey. The leaves appear with the flowers. The leaves are 8-14 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The leaves are dark green above and paler underneath. The flowering stalks appear as 1-2 at each side in the axils where the leaves have fallen. There are 1-5 flowers on each. The flower petals are yellow. The fruit are a flattened round shape. They are about 2 cm high and wide. They are yellow, sweet and edible. There is one narrowly oval seed inside.

It is a tropical plant. It grows on dry slopes in deciduous forests usually between 20-200 m altitude.