Pochota

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Pochota fendleri, commonly known as pupumjoche, is a flowering tree in the Malvaceae family. It is the only species in the genus Pochota. The tree grows 10–35 meters tall and is found from Central America (Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) to Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil (Amazonas and Roraima). It flowers from January to April and again in June and August, and it fruits year-round. It mostly grows in lowland dry forests and seasonally humid forests, from sea level up to 1,350 meters in elevation. Its conservation status is Least Concern.