- Acioa edulis
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Acioa edulis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Chrysobalanaceae Genus: Acioa Species: A. edulis Binomial name Acioa edulis
PranceAcioa edulis (Portuguese common name: Castanha-de-cutia; syn. Couepia edulis (Prance) Prance) is a fruit and timber tree, which is native of Amazon Rainforest vegetation in Brazil. The trees grow naturally only within a small area of Brazil, however they proliferate widely within this area.
Cultivation
The fruit is edible or can be pressed to extract oil used in cooking or soap making. The kernel is also edible.
See also
External links
- (Portuguese) Acioa edulis wood photo
Categories:- Acioa
- Trees of Brazil
- Trees of the Amazon
- Tropical fruit
- Malpighiales stubs
- Fruit tree stubs
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