Pouteria Psammophila - Guapeba da Praia
Seeds were imported from Brazil. Pouteria psammophila is a semideciduous tree with a dense, globose crown; it can grow 4 - 12 meters tall The grooved bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food and wood. A tree of coastal rainforest vegetation and granitic outcrops. Large areas of the habitat are being lost to housing, tourist and other developments. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011). The yellowish, globose fruit can be 5cm in diameter, and is eaten out of hand and enjoyed locally. You can find it being sold on the markets under the name Guapeba da Praia.
Seeds were imported from Brazil. Pouteria psammophila is a semideciduous tree with a dense, globose crown; it can grow 4 - 12 meters tall The grooved bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food and wood. A tree of coastal rainforest vegetation and granitic outcrops. Large areas of the habitat are being lost to housing, tourist and other developments. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011). The yellowish, globose fruit can be 5cm in diameter, and is eaten out of hand and enjoyed locally. You can find it being sold on the markets under the name Guapeba da Praia.
Seeds were imported from Brazil. Pouteria psammophila is a semideciduous tree with a dense, globose crown; it can grow 4 - 12 meters tall The grooved bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food and wood. A tree of coastal rainforest vegetation and granitic outcrops. Large areas of the habitat are being lost to housing, tourist and other developments. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011). The yellowish, globose fruit can be 5cm in diameter, and is eaten out of hand and enjoyed locally. You can find it being sold on the markets under the name Guapeba da Praia.