Kingdom Plantae Family Chrysobalanaceae Scientific name Acioa edulis | Order Malpighiales Genus Acioa Rank Species | |
Similar Couepia, Astrocaryum jauari, Quararibea cordata, Licania, Chrysobalanaceae | ||
Acioa edulis (Portuguese common name: Castanha-de-cutia; syn. Couepia edulis (Prance) Prance) is a fruit and timber tree, which is native of Amazon Rainforest vegetation in Brazil. The trees grow naturally only within a small area of Brazil. However, they proliferate widely within this area.
Cultivation
The fruit is edible or can be pressed to extract oil used in cooking or soap making. The kernel is also edible.
References
Acioa edulis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA