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]
| Moquilea tomentosa | |
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| In Minas Gerais | |
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| Fruit | |
Scientific 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] | |
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Ripe and unripe fruit
Growing wild in rubble
Close up of leaves
Young specimen
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