Bunchosia argentea


Bunchosia argentea, known as silver peanut butter fruit, is a species of flowering plant in the acerola family, Malpighiaceae, that is native to Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Guyana and Suriname. It produces small orange-red fruits that are sericeous of pleasant taste similar to peanut butter. Leaves have pointed ends and are densely silvery or golden sericeous on the abaxial side.

Confusion with ''[Bunchosia glandulifera]''

Bunchosia glandulifera is often misidentified as Bunchosia argentea. The main distinctive character is in the leaves.
Furthermore, Bunchosia argentea has not been cultivated.