Caryodendron amazonicum

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Amazonia caryodendron

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Nuts, Seeds

The seeds without the coating are eaten raw or cooked.

A tropical plant.

Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree in the Euphorbiaceae family native to the Amazon region.

Names & Synonyms

Castanha-de-porco, Castanola, Castaninha, Mamaluco, Manampi, Mani de arbol

References (5)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 104
Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 193
Paz, F. S., et al, 2021, Edible Fruit Plant Species in the Amazon Forest Rely Mostly on Bees and Beetles as Pollinators. Journal of Economic Entomology, XX(XX), 2021, 1–13
Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 320
Wickens, G.E., 1995, Edible Nuts. FAO Non-wood forest products. FAO, Rome. p 121