Dilodendron elegans

Steyerm.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Seeds - oil

The seeds are eaten, and oil is extracted from the seeds.

A tropical plant.

Bolivia, South America, Venezuela,

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

A tropical tree in the Sapindaceae family with seeds that contain oil.

Names & Synonyms

Machirio tamarindo

Dilodendron bippinnatum var. elegans Radlk.Dipterodendron elegans (Radlk) Radlk.Dipterodendron venezuelense Steyerm.

References (2)

Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 169
Smith, N., Mori, S.A., et al, 2004, Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton. p 340 (As Dilodendron sp.)