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Pochota

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree

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Pochota fendleri, commonly known as pupumjoche, and (in Central America) as pochote, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is the sole species in genus Pochota. Pochota fendleri is a tree which ranges from Central America (Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama) to Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil (Amazonas and Roraima).

Pochota fendleri is a medium-sized or large tree which grows 10 to 35 meters (33 to 115 ft) tall. It flowers from January to April and June and August, and fruits throughout the year.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pochota by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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