Scientific name: Byrsonima crassifolia
Vern: golden spoon, nance (En); murici (BrP)
Vern: golden spoon, nance (En); murici (BrP)
Local: lontu-kasi (Sr); savanna serrette (GU); prunier d’or, mourici (FG)
Indig:
Growth Form: Trees and shrubs
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Notes: Because of its thick, corky, fire-resistant bark, Byrsonima crassifolia is one of the few trees that can successfully survive the seasonal, anthropogenically maintained fires that sweep through the Rupununi savannas of Guyana and the Sipaliwini/Zanderij savannas of Suriname.