Cumala (Iryanthera laevis)

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

Iryanthera laevis has a fruit high in oil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Edible Portion: Fruit - aril. The aril or fleshy layer around the seeds is cooked and eaten. Flavonolignoid: The fruit of Iryanthera laevis contains dihydrochalcones. — Edible Portion: Fruit - aril.; The aril or fleshy layer around the seeds is cooked and eaten.; Flavonolignoid: The fruit of Iryanthera laevis contains dihydrochalcones.; Carbon Farming Solutions - Staple Crop: oil (The term staple crop typically refers to a food that is eaten routinely and accounts for a dominant part of people's diets in a particular region of the world) .

Habitat & North American Range

It is a tropical plant. (Zone 8)