Talisia esculenta is a medium-sized tree native to the Amazon Basin, and is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia.

The tree and fruit are called pitomba in English, Portuguese and Spanish, olho-de-boi, pitomba-rana and pitomba-de-macaco in Portuguese, pitoulier comestible in French and cotopalo in Spanish and karajá bola in Guarani.

Talisia esculenta can grow to a height of 9–20 m, with a trunk up to 45 cm diameter.

The fruit is round to ellipsoid in shape, 1.5–4 cm in diameter.

Beneath the outer peel is the white, translucent, sweet-sour pulp with one or two large, elongated seeds.