Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
jaruana
ID:
1135957

Status:
valid

Authors:
K.Krause

Source:
tro

Year:
1909

Citation Micro:
Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 50: 95 (1908 publ. 1909)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001135295

Common Names

  • Pouteria jaruana
  • Jaruana Pouteria
  • Jaruana's Pouteria

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Description

Pouteria jaruana (also called Jaruá, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Central and South America. It grows in subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests.

Uses & Benefits

Pouteria jaruana is used for its medicinal properties. The leaves are used to treat fever, and the fruits are used as a diuretic and to treat skin diseases.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Pouteria jaruana is yellow-green and bell-shaped. The seed is a small, round, black drupe. The seedlings are small, with a single stem and a pair of opposite leaves.

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Where to Find Pouteria jaruana

Pouteria jaruana is native to South America and can be found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Species in the Pouteria genus

Pouteria adolfi-friedericii, Pouteria alnifolia, Pouteria altissima, Pouteria amapaensis, Pouteria amazonica, Pouteria ambelaniifolia, Pouteria amygdalicarpa, Pouteria amygdalina, Pouteria andarahiensis, Pouteria anomala, Pouteria anteridata, Pouteria arcuata, Pouteria areolatifolia, Pouteria arguacoensium, Pouteria aristata, Pouteria atabapoensis, Pouteria aubrevillei, Pouteria austin-smithii, Pouteria baehniana, Pouteria bangii, Pouteria bapeba, Pouteria beaurepairei, Pouteria belizensis, Pouteria benai, Pouteria bilocularis, Pouteria bonneriana, Pouteria brachyandra, Pouteria bracteata, Pouteria brevensis, Pouteria brevipetiolata, Pouteria briocheoides, Pouteria buenaventurensis, Pouteria bullata, Pouteria butyrocarpa, Pouteria caimito, Pouteria calistophylla, Pouteria campanulata, Pouteria campechiana, Pouteria canaimaensis, Pouteria capacifolia, Pouteria carrieana, Pouteria cayennensis, Pouteria celebica, Pouteria chiricana, Pouteria chocoensis, Pouteria cicatricata, Pouteria cinnamomea, Pouteria cladantha, Pouteria coelomatica, Pouteria collina,

Species in the Sapotaceae family

Afrosersalisia rwandensis, Amorphospermum antilogum, Argania spinosa, Aubregrinia taiensis, Aulandra beccarii, Aulandra cauliflora, Aulandra longifolia, Autranella congolensis, Baillonella toxisperma, Beccariella balansana, Beccariella crebrifolia, Beccariella lasiantha, Beccariella novocaledonica, Beccariella xerocarpa, Beccariella brownlessiana, Boerlagella spectabilis, Breviea sericea, Burckella banikiensis, Burckella erythrophylla, Burckella fijiensis, Burckella hillii, Burckella macropoda, Burckella magusum, Burckella obovata, Burckella parvifolia, Burckella polymera, Burckella poolei, Burckella richii, Burckella sorei, Burckella thurstonii, Capurodendron androyense, Capurodendron ankaranense, Capurodendron antongiliense, Capurodendron apollonioides, Capurodendron bakeri, Capurodendron costatum, Capurodendron delphinense, Capurodendron gracilifolium, Capurodendron greveanum, Capurodendron ludiifolium, Capurodendron madagascariense, Capurodendron mandrarense, Capurodendron microphyllum, Capurodendron nodosum, Capurodendron perrieri, Capurodendron pervillei, Capurodendron pseudoterminalia, Capurodendron rubrocostatum, Capurodendron rufescens, Capurodendron sakalavum,