Couepia bracteosa, also known by the common name pajurá, is a tree found in lowland Amazon Rainforest of northern Brazil, the Guianas, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia.Couepia bracteosa. Useful Tropical Plants.
The species was described by George Bentham in 1840. Common names include Aruadan, Coro, Marirana, Oiti, Olosapo, Pajura de mata, Pajura-de-racha, and Pajura-verdadeiro.Couepia bracteosa. Plants For A Future.
Its fruits are used as a food source in rural South America, especially in Brazil.Nutritional composition of the pulp of Pajura (Couepia bracteosa Benth.), an underutilized fruit from the Amazon.
See also List of Brazilian fruits
References
External links Purdue Horticulture