Moquilea tomentosa — a medium houseplant
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Moquilea tomentosa

Moquilea Tomentosa

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Moquilea tomentosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae, native to most of Brazil. It is widely cultivated for its abundant fruit in South America and South Africa, and it is used as a street tree in Brazil and Colombia.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Moquilea
Family
Chrysobalanaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Oiti (Portuguese GRIN )
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Moquilea tomentosa leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Moquilea tomentosa leaf
PLATE 02 · leaf
Moquilea tomentosa flower
PLATE 03 · flower
Moquilea tomentosa flower
PLATE 04 · flower
Moquilea tomentosa fruit
PLATE 05 · fruit
Moquilea tomentosa fruit
PLATE 06 · fruit
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