Dacryodes kukachkana

L. O. Williams

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

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit has a thin edible layer around a large seed.

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Peru, South America,

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

A tropical tree of the Burseraceae family with fruit featuring a thin edible layer surrounding a large central seed.

Names & Synonyms

Muun kunchai

References (1)

Jernigan, K. A., 1997, An Ethnobiological Exploration of Sensory and Ecological Aspects of Tree Identification among the Aguaruna Kivaro (Peru). PhD thesis. Athens, Georgia. p 201