page_title: Gustavia superba
section_title: Distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Gustavia superba / Distribution
caption_attribution_description: A flower of Gustavia superba
context_page_description: Gustavia superba is an understory tree that grows in Central and north-western South America.
  Common names include membrillo, sachamango and heaven lotus. The trunk is around 5-10m high with the leaves radiating from the top.
context_section_description: The tree is not widely known outside its native range from Ecuador to Panama and Venezuela, but has been planted in tropical botanical gardens, including in Singapore (where it is referred to as 'pungol') and Australia.
caption: Gustavia superba flower
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