Posoqueria acutifolia Mart.

A tree. It grows 4-8 m tall. The crown is pyramid shape and sparse. The trunk is branched and 20-30 cm across. The bark is thin and rough. The leaves are simple and without a distinct edge. They are 8-15 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 4-10 mm long. The flowers are tube shaped and 8-18 cm long. The fruit is round and yellow when ripe. The seeds let light through. The layer around the seeds is edible.

Mainly found in alluvial plains, valley bottoms and along rivers in the Atlantic rainforest, growing in deep, fertile clayey soils.

Plants are grown from seed. The ripe fruit are harvested and the seeds removed and planted fresh. Seeds germinate in 50-60 days. The seedlings can be transplanted into the field in 6-7 months.