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''Platonia insignis'', the sole species of the genus ''Platonia'', is a tree of the family Clusiaceae native to South America in the humid forests of Brazil, Paraguay, parts of Colombia and northeast to Guyana; specially in Amazon Rainforest. Common names include bacuri (and numerous variant spellings thereof; bacurí, bacury, bakuri, pacuri, pakuri, pakouri, packoeri, pakoeri), maniballi, naranjillo and bacurizeiro. There was a degree of nomenclatural confusion, caused by ''Moronobea esculenta''. If that were validly published for this species the current name would be ''Platonia esculenta''. It was established that ''Moronobea esculenta'' is not a formal name (not "validly published"), so the name remains ''Platonia insignis''. ==Description== ''Platonia insignis'' is a dry-season deciduous tree, reaching 25–40 m high. It has a pyramidal crown and copious yellow latex in the bark. The leaves are opposite, simple oblong to elliptic, 8–15 cm long, and glossy dark green, with wavy margins and a leathery texture. The flowers are 5–7 cm long and pink in color, with five petals and numerous stamens. The fruit is round to oval and 7–14 cm long, with a thick, yellow skin. It resembles a papaya. The rind exudes a yellow latex when pressed.〔Rogez, H., et al. (2004). (Chemical composition of the pulp of three typical Amazonian fruits: araça-boi ) (''Eugenia stipitata''), bacuri (''Platonia insignis'') and cupuaçu (''Theobroma grandiflorum''). ''European Food Research and Technology'' 214(4) 〕 The sticky white pulp is fragant, with a taste that is both sweet and sour. There are 3 to 5 seeds. The white-bellied parrot (''Pionites leucogaster'') is a pollinator of the plant, making it ornithophilous.〔(Cornell University Caique Glossary )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Platonia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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