Carpotroche amazonica

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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Amazon,

Countries: Brazil

A tropical tree in the Achariaceae family.

A tree of low elevations in the tropics.

The oil from the seed is parasiticide. It is used in the treatment of dermatosis and leprosy.

Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.