Amyris pinnata

Kunth

Pinnate amyris

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Drink

Used for making alcohol.

It is a tropical plant.

Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree in the Rutaceae family.

It has potential anticancer properties.

Names & Synonyms

Alcanfor, Chaquiro, Manzana, Marfil

References (2)

Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.WDT.QC.ca)
Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 29