Edible Parts: Fruit
Edible Uses:

Fruit - raw[416 ]. An acidic, pulpy flesh[416 ]. A sweet, white pulp[419 ]. A very tasty fruit but it has little edible pulp[419 ]. The fruit is around 5cm in diameter[416 ].

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Fencing  Furniture  Wood

Other Uses: The wood is soft, moderately heavy, moderately durable under natural conditions[419 ]. It is used for the manufacture of tool handles, fence posts, general construction etc[419 ]. We do not have any more information on the wood of this species, but a general description of the wood for trees in the Americas which were formerly considered to be in the genus Rheedia is as follows:- The heartwood is dark yellow-brown, grayish- or pinkish-brown, merging gradually into the sapwood; surfaces are sometimes specked with resinous exudations. The texture is medium to coarse; the grain straight to irregular and roey; luster medium to rather low; it is free from discernible odour or taste. Species in Surinam are rated durable to attack by decay fungi and fairly resistant to dry wood termites. Species in Colombia are resistant to a brown-rot fungus but not the white-rot in a laboratory assay. Under field conditions the wood was susceptible to decay and attack by insects. It dries rapidly, but is reported to be moderately difficult to air season, tending to warp and check. Reports on workability vary with species from moderate to high resistance to cutting to machining fairly well; reports on ease of finishing are also variable. The wood is used for purposes such as furniture, flooring (quarter sawn), heavy construction, and general carpentry[316 ].

Special Uses

Food Forest