Aningeria (Pouteria pierrei)

Family: Sapotaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Pouteria pierrei is a tropical tree that can be found in semi-deciduous rainforests in West Africa. It is often buttressed and grows about 40 m tall and 1.2 m across. It has a dense crown and straight cylindrical bole. The leaves are oval and with hairs underneath. The flowers are in clusters. The fruits are red and globose with fine hairs comprising of oval seeds. The fruit pulp is edible.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw. The pulp is eaten. The red fruit is a globose berry 15 - 20mm lcontaining a single large seed. — The pulp is eaten.; The red fruit is a globose berry 15 - 20mm lcontaining a single large seed.

Habitat & North American Range

Semi-deciduous forest and the transition zone to humid evergreen forest. (Zone 10)