Allophylus puberulus

(Cambes.) Radlk.

Dawny allophylus

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant.

Brazil*, South America,

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

A shrub or small tree in the Sapindaceae family with three-leaflet leaves, found in tropical regions.

Names & Synonyms

Chal-chal-veludo

Allophylus melanophloeus Radlk.Allophyllus laevigatus (Turck.) Radlk.Schmidelia puberula Cambess.

References (3)

Brack, P., et al, 2020, Frutas nativas do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: riqueza e potencial alimentício. Native fruits of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: richness and potential as food. Rodriguésia 71: e03102018
Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 24
www.colecionandofrutas.org (As Allophylus melanophloeus)