Caryocar amygdaliferum
Appearance
Caryocar amygdaliferum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Caryocaraceae |
Genus: | Caryocar |
Species: | C. amygdaliferum
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Binomial name | |
Caryocar amygdaliferum Mutis ex Cav.
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Caryocar amygdaliferum is a plant native to the rain forests of the Choco region of Colombia and Panama.[1] Its fruit consists of a spiny husk inside which a seed about three times the size of an almond develops. It has been used for similar purpose as the almond and was traded as a luxury item among the Inca in pre-conquest times and grown in the land of the Chachapoyas. It is also eaten by some species of bats.
References
[edit]- Coe, Sophie D. (1994) America's first cuisines ISBN 0-292-71159-X