Mouriri tessmannii Markgr.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Mouriri

Characteristics

A tree. It grows about 10 m tall. The fruit are 4-5 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They have a smooth skin and turn orange to yellow when ripe. The skin is thin. There is one brown seed 1.2 cm long by 1.8 cm wide.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows as an understorey tree in the higher parts of the floodplains in the Amazon.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Mouriri tessmannii world distribution map, present in Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:308433-2
WFO ID wfo-0001081703
COL ID 44GPV
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Synonyms

Mouriri tessmannii