Alatococcus siqueirae

Acev.-Rodr.

SapindaceaeSeeds/Nuts
Alatococcus siqueirae
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Alatococcus siqueirae
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Alatococcus siqueirae
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(c) Geovane Siqueira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Geovane Siqueira

What to Eat

Edible parts: Nut

The nuts are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Brazil, South America,

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

How to Identify

A small tree. It grows 14-19 m tall. The leaves are alternate and divided into leaflets along the stalk. The flowers are in panicles in the axils of leaves or near the ends of branches. The fruit is a single woody body with a wing around it and one seed inside.

Notes

Not in The Plant List. Discovered 2012.

Names & Synonyms

Baratinha, Castanha alada, Pitomba do rio doce

References (2)
  • Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. 2012, Alatococcusm a new gens of Sapindaceae from Espirito Santo, Brazil. - PhytoKeys 10:1-5
  • www.colecionandofrutas.org

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