Grias

Grias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica.

They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5 – 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 – long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species.

Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells.

• # Grias angustipetala - Ecuador
 * Accepted species

• # Grias cauliflora - Anchovy pear - Central America, Jamaica, Colombia

• # Grias colombiana - Colombia

• # Grias ecuadorica - Ecuador

• # Grias haughtii - Colombia

• # Grias longirachis - Ecuador

• # Grias multinervia - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela

• # Grias neuberthii - Sachamangua - Ecuador, Colombia, Peru

• # Grias peruviana - Sachamangua - Ecuador, Peru

• # Grias purpuripetala - Colombia

• # Grias subbullata - Ecuador

• # Grias theobromicarpa - Pichincha