Grias
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Grias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, native to tropical South America and the Caribbean. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5-15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit is 6-15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species.
- Selected species
- Grias cauliflora - Anchovy pear
- Grias colombiana
- Grias fendleri
- Grias haughtii
- Grias longirachis
- Grias multinervia
- Grias neuberthii - Sachamangua
- Grias peruviana - Sachamangua
