Moquilea tomentosa

Moquilea tomentosa
In Minas Gerais
Fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Moquilea
Species:
M. tomentosa
Binomial name
Moquilea tomentosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch
  • Moquilea tomentosa var. angustifolia Hook.f.
  • Moquilea tomentosa var. latifolia Hook.f.
  • Pleragina odorata Arruda

Moquilea tomentosa (syn. Licania tomentosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae, native to most of Brazil.[1] It is widely cultivated for its abundant fruit in South America and South Africa,[2] and it is used as a street tree in Brazil and Colombia.[3]

  • Ripe and unripe fruit
    Ripe and unripe fruit
  • Growing wild in rubble
    Growing wild in rubble
  • Close up of leaves
    Close up of leaves
  • Young specimen
    Young specimen
  1. ^ a b "Moquilea tomentosa Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Useful Tropical Plants Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch. Chrysobalanaceae". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.