Moquilea tomentosa

Moquilea tomentosa
In Minas Gerais
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
  • 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. It is widely cultivated for its abundant fruit in South America and South Africa, and it is used as a street tree in Brazil and Colombia.

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