Pajura (Couepia bracteosa)

Family: Chrysobalanaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Coupeia bracteosa, otherwise known as Pajura, is a popular evergreen fruit tree of up to 20 m in height with a dense and narrow crown, leathery dark green leaves, and white small flowers that forms into clusters in the leaf axils and at the end of branches. The fruit is oval and has a thick, aromatic, oily pulp with a thin skin and a sweet flavour. It can be eaten raw and it has high oil content.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

aromatic, oily pulp with a thin skin and a sweet, pleasant flavour. — A thick, aromatic, oily pulp with a thin skin and a sweet, pleasant flavour.; The fruit is up to 13cm long and 10cm wide.

Habitat & North American Range

Tropical, dryland forests. Found in secondary forests, along rivers and in upland formations. (Zone 10)