Mangaba Rubber Tree (Hancornia speciosa)

Family: Apocynaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Hancornia is native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay). It contains only one known species, Hancornia speciosa, commonly called mangabeira, which produces fruits known as mangabas.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

delicious, succulent, viscous, sweet, aromatic pulp. — Edible Portion - raw or cooked.; The fruit needs to be very ripe and soft (fallen to the ground) to be free of any latex or bitterness.; Fully ripe fruits have a delicious, succulent, viscous, sweet, aromatic pulp.; A pleasant subacid flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

It is a tropical plant. It grows in scrublands (caatinga) and barren lands in central Brazil. It grows naturally in regions with average temperatures between 24-26°C. The rainfall is 1,400 mm per year. It can grow in the temperature range of 15-43°C. It grows in sandy soils. (Zone 10)