Abam
(chrysophyllum lacourtianum)
Also known as yabam, longhi or longui
The abam is a relative of sapoticaba (chrysophyllum cuneifolium), the star apple (chrysophyllum cainito) and the yet-to-be-named chrysophyllum flexuosum. It shows, too, with the characteristic pattern that is visble when cut in half. The fruits have a lovely dark red colour, while the sticky, sweet but sour pulp is a vibrant orange. Local people tend to consume it raw by poking a hole in the fruit and sucking out the flesh, but the pulp is also salted and eaten with foods like cassava and plantain, dried or used in sauces. The tree has medicinal uses too, with a concoction of the bark being used to treat inflammations of uterus and vagina or used in vapour baths to treat rheumatism and kidney pain.
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