Mazhar Botanic Garden

Bunchosia argentea (Jacq.) DC.

Silver Pean

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001155
Common name: Silver Pean
English name: Peanut Butter fruit, Ciruela Del Monte
Arabic name: بنشوسيا ارجنتيا
Native: Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil
Country: Brazil Colombia Peru Venezuela
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen small tree 5-10 m high leaves 8-12 cm long, simple and taper to the base flowers yellow in long racemes fruit edible, small red or orange, oval and fleshy, the consistency and texture of peanut butter

Fruit eaten fresh, used in jams or added to desserts. Grown as an ornamental plant in warm temperate to tropical areas.

Malpighia argentea Jacq

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Texture: Organic
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Coastal area
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Hot climates Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds - cuttings of semi-ripe wood
Flowering time: Early summer
Zone: 10a : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Small tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Edible Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Tropical evergreen forest
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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