Moquilea tomentosa (syn. Licania tomentosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae, native to most of Brazil.[1] It is widely cultivated for its abundant fruit in South America and South Africa,[2] and it is used as a street tree in Brazil and Colombia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Moquilea |
| Species: | M. tomentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Moquilea tomentosa | |
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Ripe and unripe fruit -
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Close up of leaves -
Young specimen
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References
edit- ^ a b "Moquilea tomentosa Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Useful Tropical Plants Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch. Chrysobalanaceae". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.
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