- Pictures
- Origin
- Central America
- Harvest Time
- 8–12+ years after planting, though some grafted or wild trees fruit sooner. Fruits mature during the dry season (typically February to April in Costa Rica), when leaves may drop, and seed pods become visible
- Usage
- Culinary, Medicinal, Timber, Shade
- Perennial/Annual
- Perennial
- Growth Type
- Large-Tree
- Planting Distance
- 10–12 meters apart due to its massive size and deep roots
- Ingredients
- Stinking Toes (Stinking Toe Juice)
- Nutritional Info
- High in protein, fiber, calcium, iron
- Strata Category
- Emergent
- How to eat
- Crack pod open with a rock or hammer. Inside pulp (pretty dry) can be eaten raw, cooked, baked. Use for drinks or pastry. Put it in your smoothy. High protein content.
- Harvest days
- Tuesday, 19. May - Weekly Food Basket
- Medicinal Uses
- Energy tonic, traditional remedy for fatigue, antiseptic
- Life Cycle
- Climax
- Spanish Name
- Guapinol
- Recipes
- Stinking Toe Juice
- Category
- Fruit
- Scientific Name
- Hymenaea courbaril
- Edible parts
- Pulp
Written by neighbors in the community guide. Last edited May 30, 2025.Open in Notion