Apocynaceae
Macoubea Aubl.
Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Apocynaceae Status: Valid
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Trees to 30 m.
Leaves: Leaves opposite.
Exudate: Latex white, abundant.
Reproductive Morphology
Fruit: Fruit a dry globose berry, to 12 cm in diameter, brown when mature, the epicarp woody, mesocarp yellow with white latex.
Infructescence: Infructescence terminal.
Seeds: Seeds 35-45 per fruit, loose in the locule at full maturity.
Other
Distribution: Guianas to Brazil and Peru.