Campomanesia lineatifolia

It is an evergreen tree with edible fruit that typically reaches 5 – 10 m in height. The fruits are berries (3 – 6 cm diameter, up to 140 g weight) and are gathered from trees growing either wild or under cultivation. The aromatic yellow fruit is eaten raw, made into juices or pulped for use. A perfume can be extracted from the leaves.[1] An early illustration of the fruit was made in the mid seventeenth century by Dorothea Eliza Smith.[1]

It has been used in traditional medicine to alleviate gastrointestinal disorders.[2]

It is found in western South America - central and northern Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador. It grows in regions with an average temperature of 22 – 30 °C with annual rainfall above 1,500 mm.[3]