Grias

Grias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759.^[1][2] It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica.^[3]

Grias
Grias neuberthii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Lecythidaceae
Subfamily:	Lecythidoideae
Genus:	Grias L.
Type species
Grias cauliflora L.

They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m (16–49 ft) tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) 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 (2.4–5.9 in) long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species.^[4][5][6]

Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells.^[7]

Accepted species^[3]

1. Grias angustipetala - Ecuador
2. Grias cauliflora - Anchovy pear - Central America, Jamaica, Colombia
3. Grias colombiana - Colombia
4. Grias ecuadorica - Ecuador
5. Grias haughtii - Colombia
6. Grias longirachis - Ecuador
7. Grias multinervia - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
8. Grias neuberthii - Sachamangua - Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
9. Grias peruviana - Sachamangua - Ecuador, Peru
10. Grias purpuripetala - Colombia ^[8]
11. Grias subbullata - Ecuador
12. Grias theobromicarpa - Pichincha