enriching the lives of those who nurture it
Besides its appealing characteristics
Culinary Uses: Despite initial sourness
Culinary Uses: The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible frui
coarse-textured wood is used for making furniture
Pitombeira Fruit plant (Talisia Esculenta) Plant Type:Seedling Plant enriching the lives of thoseTalisia esculenta Common Names: Brazilian Longan, Pitombeira, Pitomba Botanical Name: Talisia Esculenta General Information: Type: Medium sized evergreen or semi deciduous tree Native to the Amazon Basin (Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Bolivia) Can grow up to 14 m in height and up to 40 cm in bole diameter Leaves: Alternate and pinnately compound Flowers: Small, white flowers produced in panicles Fruits: Brown to yellow, rounded to ellipsoidal,