List Of Brazilian Fruits
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This is a list of edible fruits that are native to, acclimatized to, or widely cultivated in Brazil:


List of Brazilian fruits

{{columns-list, colwidth=25em, *'' Acanthosyris spinescens'' (''{{lang, pt, sombra-de-touro'') *'' Acrocomia aculeata'' (''{{lang, pt, coyol'', ''{{lang, pt, macaúaba'') *'' Aiphanes aculeata'' (''{{lang, pt, pujamo'') *''
Alibertia edulis ''Alibertia edulis'' is a species of tree in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the tropical forests of the Americas. Description ''Alibertia edulis'' is an evergreen dioecious tree up to 25 feet (7.5m) tall at maturity, with light brow ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, marmelada-de-cavalo'') *'' Allagoptera arenaria'' (''{{lang, pt, guriri'') *''
Ambelania acida ''Ambelania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly kn ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, pepino-do-mato'') *''
Anacardium giganteum ''Anacardium giganteum'', also known as cajui, of the family Anacardiaceae are the trees that are huge and occur usually in the upland rainforest and sometimes appear in the high flood plains that holds the soil, resistant to water-log. Referen ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cajuí'') *''
Anacardium humile ''Anacardium humile'', a plant species from the genus ''Anacardium'' and the family Anacardiaceae, is known for its medicinal and insecticidal properties. The shrub is commonly found in the Brazilian Pantanal and Cerrado The ''Cerrado'' (, ) ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, caju-anão'') *'' Anacardium microcarpum'' (''{{lang, pt, caju'', cashew) *'' Anacardium occidentale'' *'' Ananas comosus'' (''{{lang, pt, abacaxi'', pineapple) *''
Annona cacans ''Annona cacans'', with the common names: Araticum-cagão, Araticum de paca, Araticum-pacarí, is a fruit tree native to Atlantic Forest and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil and Paraguay. Description This tree is among the largest in the genus ''A ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, araticum-cagão'') *''
Annona coriacea ''Annona coriacea'' (araticum in Portuguese) is a fruit tree native to Brazil. Its original habitat includes the ecoregions of Cerrado, Caatinga, and Pantanal. There, it is typically found in scrublands and savannahs, though it is sometimes ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, fruta-do-conde'') *''
Annona crassiflora ''Annona crassiflora'', commonly known as marolo, araticum cortiça, araticum do cerrado or bruto, is a flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. The flowers of a marolo look like jellyfish wearing hats, and the fruits are sweet and very rough. I ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, marolo'') *''
Annona glabra ''Annona glabra'' is a Tropics, tropical fruit tree in the family Annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop and cherimoya. Common names include pond apple, alligator apple (so called because American alligators often eat the fruit), swamp appl ...
'' (corkwood, bobwood) *''
Annona montana ', the mountain soursop, is an edible fruit in the Annonaceae family native to Central America, the Amazon, and islands in the Caribbean. It has fibrous fruits. ' may be used as a rootstock for cultivated Annonas. Etymology and common names The ...
'' (mountain soursop) *''
Annona salzmannii ''Annona salzmannii'', the beach sugar apple, is a tree native to Brazil. It is an extremely rare ''Annona'' bearing orange skinned fruits up to one pound in weight with a sweet and very tasty white pulp. The fruit is prized in its native range, ...
'' (annona, beach sugar apple) *'' Astrocaryum aculeatum'' (''{{lang, pt, tucuma'') *'' Astrocaryum vulgare'' (''{{lang, pt, tucum'', ''{{lang, pt, awarra'') *''
Astrocaryum ''Astrocaryum'' is a genus of about 36 to 40 species of palms native to Central and South America and Trinidad. Description ''Astrocaryum'' is a genus of spiny palms with pinnately compound leaves–rows of leaflets emerge on either side of the ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, murumuru'') *''
Attalea dubia ''Attalea dubia'', also known as the Indaiá plant, babassu palm, or bacuaçu palm is a flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, native to the Southern and Southeast Regions of Brazil. Description The species grows to tall and has a trunk diam ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, indaiá'') *''
Bactris ferruginea ''Bactris'' is a genus of spiny palms which are native to Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Most species are small trees about tall, but some are large trees while others are shrubs with subterranean stems. They have simple o ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, mané-velho'') *''
Bactris maraja ''Bactris'' is a genus of spiny palms which are native to Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Most species are small trees about tall, but some are large trees while others are shrubs with subterranean stems. They have simple o ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, marajá'') *''
Bactris setosa ''Bactris'' is a genus of spiny palms which are native to Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Most species are small trees about tall, but some are large trees while others are shrubs with subterranean stems. They have simple o ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, tucum'') *''
Bellucia grossularioides ''Bellucia'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species Species as of 2020 from Catalogue of Life: * ''Bellucia acutata'' Pilg. * '' Bellucia aequiloba'' Pilg. * '' Bellucia arborescens'' (Aubl.) Baill. * '' Bellucia beckii'' ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, goiaba-de-anta'') *''
Bellucia imperialis ''Bellucia'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species Species as of 2020 from Catalogue of Life: * ''Bellucia acutata'' Pilg. * '' Bellucia aequiloba'' Pilg. * '' Bellucia arborescens'' (Aubl.) Baill. * '' Bellucia beckii'' ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, goiaba-de-anta-vermelha'') *'' Bertholletia excelsa'' (''{{lang, pt, castanha-do-pará'', Brazil nut) *''
Bombacopsis glabra ''Pachira glabra'' (syn. ''Bombacopsis glabra'') is a tropical wetland tree in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to eastern Brazil, where it grows along rivers and other waterways. It is generally known by the nonscientific names Guinea peanu ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, castanha-do-maranhão'') *''
Brosimum gaudichaudii ''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraens ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, maminha-cadela'') *'' Butia capitata'' (''{{lang, pt, butiá'', jelly palm, pindo palm) *'' Butia eriospatha'' (''{{lang, pt, butiá-da-serra'') *'' Butia odorata'' (''{{lang, pt, butiá-da-praia'') *''
Butia purpurascens ''Butia purpurascens'' is a smallish, relatively slender, endangered species of ''Butia'' palm, up to 3-7m tall. It is locally known as ''palmeira-jataí'', ''coqueiro-de-vassoura'', ''butiá'' or ''coquinho-azedo'' in Portuguese. The Kalunga p ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, butiá-jataí'') *'' Butia yatai'' (''{{lang, pt, jataí'', yataee) *'' Byrsonima crassifolia'' (''{{lang, pt, crabú'', golden spoon, nance, ''{{lang, pt, kraabu'') *''
Byrsonima verbascifolia ''Byrsonima'' is one of about 75 genera in the Malpighiaceae, a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. In particular in American English, they are known as locustberries (which also may refer specifically to '' Byrsonima coccolobif ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, murici-rasteiro'') *''
Campomanesia adamantium ''Campomanesia adamantium'', commonly known as gabiroba, guavira, or guabiroba do campo, is a short shrub-like plant that grows no taller than 1.5 meters on average It is natively found in the central part of South America, in Paraguay and Brazil ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, guabiroba-amarela'', ''{{lang, pt, guabiroba-verde'') *''
Campomanesia aurea ''Campomanesia'' is a genus in the family Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucal ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, guabirobinha-do-campo'') *''
Campomanesia guazumifolia ''Campomanesia guazumifolia'' is a species of tree in the family Myrtaceae. The species ecological importance and has the possibility to be exploited by food and medical companies. Names In Portuguese the species goes by the common name . The ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, sete-capotes'') *''
Campomanesia lineatifolia ''Campomanesia lineatifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. Common names include guabiraba and perfume guava. Description It is an evergreen tree with edible fruit that typically reaches 5 – 10 m in height. The fruits are berr ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, guabiraba'') *'' Campomanesia neriiflora'' (''{{lang, pt, guabiroba-branca'') *'' Campomanesia phaea'' (''{{lang, pt, cambucí'') *''
Campomanesia pubescens ''Campomanesia'' is a genus in the family Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and euc ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, guabiroba-peluda'') *'' Campomanesia schlechtendaliana'' (''{{lang, pt, guabiroba-rugosa'') *'' Campomanesia sessiliflora'' (''{{lang, pt, guabiroba-verde'') *'' Campomanesia xanthocarpa'' var. ''litoralis'' (''{{lang, pt, guabiroba-da-praia'') *'' Campomanesia xanthocarpa'' (''{{lang, pt, guabiroba'') *'' Cariocar coriaceum'' (''{{lang, pt, pequiá'', ''{{lang, pt, piquiá'') *'' Caryocar brasiliensis'' (souari nut, ''{{lang, pt, pequi'') *''
Caryocar microcarpum ''Caryocar'' (souari trees) is a genus of flowering plants, in the South American family Caryocaraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771. It is native primarily to South America with a few species extending into Central America and the Wes ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, pequiarana'') *''
Caryocar villosum ''Caryocar'' (souari trees) is a genus of flowering plants, in the South American family (biology), family Caryocaraceae described as a genus by Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus in 1771. It is native primarily to South America with a few species extending ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, pequiá'', ''{{lang, pt, piquiá'') *''
Casearia decandra ''Casearia'' is a plant genus in the family Salicaceae. The genus was included in the Flacourtiaceae under the Cronquist system of angiosperm classification, and earlier in the Samydaceae. Recent research indicates that the latter group might b ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cambroé'') *'' Casearia rupestris'' (''{{lang, pt, pururuca'') *''
Cassia leiandra ''Cassia leiandra'', the mari-mari, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Celtis iguanaea'' (''{{lang, pt, jamerí'') *''
Cereus jamacaru ''Cereus jamacaru'', known as mandacaru or cardeiro, is a cactus native to central and eastern Brazil. It often grows up to high. A thorn-less kind is used for animal feed. The most common kind is highly thorny but is also used for animal feed ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, mandacarú'') *'' Cheilochlinium cognatum'' (''{{lang, pt, uarutama'') *'' Chondodendron platyphyllum'' (''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-de-cipó'') *'' Chrysobalanus icaco'' (''{{lang, pt, ajurú'', cocoplum) *'' Cocos nucifera'' (''{{lang, pt, coco'', coconut) *''
Cordiera elliptica ''Cordiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in central and southern tropical America. Species * '' Cordiera concolor'' (Cham.) Kuntze ** ''Cordiera concolor'' var. ''concolor'' ** ''Cordiera concolor ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, marmelada-de-pinto'') *''
Cordiera humilis ''Cordiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in central and southern tropical America. Species * ''Cordiera concolor'' (Cham.) Kuntze ** ''Cordiera concolor'' var. ''concolor'' ** ''Cordiera concolor' ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, marmelada-rasteira'') *''
Cordiera sessilis ''Cordiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in central and southern tropical America. Species * '' Cordiera concolor'' (Cham.) Kuntze ** ''Cordiera concolor'' var. ''concolor'' ** ''Cordiera concolor ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, marmelada-de-cachorro'') *'' Couepia bracteosa'' (''{{lang, pt, pajura'') *'' Couepia longipendula'' (chicken-nut, egg nut, ''{{lang, pt, pendula'' nut) *'' Couepia subcordata'' (''{{lang, pt, umarirana'') *''
Couma utilis ''Couma utilis'', called the milk tree, sorvinha, sorveira, sorva (a name it shares with its larger relative ''Couma macrocarpa''), and sorva-pequena, is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Rauvolfioideae, native to the Orinoco and Amaz ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, sorvinha'') *'' Crataeva tapia'' (''{{lang, pt, tapia'') *''
Dicella nucifera ''Dicella'' is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family (biology), family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. ''Dicella'' includes seven species, assigned to two sections. Section ''Dicella'' comprises ''D. bracteosa'' ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, castanha-de-cipó'') *'' Diospyros brasiliensis'' (bull's eye) *''
Diospyros hispida ''Diospyros'' is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The majority are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark tim ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, caqui-do-cerrado'') *''
Diospyros inconstans ''Diospyros inconstans'' is a species of tree in the family Ebenaceae. It is native to Panama and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively sm ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, marmelinho'') *''
Dipteryx alata ''Dipteryx alata'' is a large, undomesticated, edible nut-bearing tree from dryish tropical lowlands in central South America belonging to the legume family, Fabaceae, from the Dipterygeae tribe in the Faboideae subfamily. It is a wild species ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, baru'', ''{{lang, pt, cumbaru'', ''{{lang, pt, cumbaru'') *''
Duguetia furfuracea ''Duguetia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Annonaceae with approximately 90 species in central and South America, and four species in west Africa. Species *'' Duguetia aberrans'' Maas *'' Duguetia adiscandra'' Jans.-Ja ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, marolinho-do-cerrado'') *'' Duguetia lanceolada'' (''{{lang, pt, pindaíva'') *'' Endopleura uchi'' (''{{lang, pt, uxí'') *''
Eugenia brasiliensis ''Eugenia brasiliensis'', with common names Brazil cherry and grumichama, or the Brazilian cherry is medium-sized tree (maximum 20 meters height) endemic (native) to southern Brazil which bears small fruits that are purple to black in color, and ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, gumixama'', ''{{lang, pt, grumichama'') *''
Eugenia calycina ''Eugenia calycina'', also known as savannah cherry, field cherry, Jabuti cherry, Grão de galo, cerejinha, cereja do cerrado, pitanga-vermelha, red pitanga, cherry of the Cerrado, and ca-ajaboti, is a flowering shrub in the family Myrtaceae. The ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cerejinha'', savannah cherry) *''
Eugenia candolleana ''Eugenia candolleana'', or rainforest plum, is a tree native from Atlantic rainforest of Brazil, known locally by the Portuguese names ''cambuí roxo'' ("purple cambuí") or ''murtinha'' ("little myrtle"). It is quite rare in the wild, and has ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, murtinha'', ''{{lang, pt, cambuí-roxo'', rainforest plum) *'' Eugenia copacabanensis'' (''{{lang, pt, cambuí-amarelo'') *''
Eugenia dysenterica ''Eugenia dysenterica'' is a tree from the family Myrtaceae (order Myrtales), native of the Cerrado, the central savannah region of Brazil. It is locally known by the Portuguese names ' or '.Flora Brasiliensis Vol. XIV, Part I, Fasc. 18:1 ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cagaita'') *'' Eugenia florida'' (''{{lang, pt, guamirim cereja'', rainforest cherry) *'' Eugenia involucrata'' (''{{lang, pt, cereja-do-rio-grande'', Rio Grande cherry) *'' Eugenia itaguahiensis'' (''{{lang, pt, grumixama-mirim'') *''
Eugenia klotzschiana ''Eugenia klotzschiana'', or cerrado pear, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Amer ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, pêra-do-campo'') *'' Eugenia leitonii'' (''{{lang, pt, goiabão'') *'' Eugenia luschnathiana'' (''{{lang, pt, pitomba-da-bahia'', curuiri) *'' Eugenia lutescens'' (''{{lang, pt, perinha'') *'' Eugenia multicostata'' (''{{lang, pt, pau-alazão'') *''
Eugenia myrcianthes ''Eugenia myrcianthes'' (synonym ''Hexachlamys edulis'') or ubajay is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Description ''Eugenia myrcianthe'' is a densely branched tree with dark a ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, pêssego-do-mato'') *'' Eugenia patrisii'' (''{{lang, pt, ubaia'') *'' Eugenia pitanga'' (''{{lang, pt, pitanga-do-cerrado'') *''
Eugenia pyriformis ''Eugenia pyriformis'' is a plant of the family Myrtaceae found primarily in Brazil. It reaches 20 to 45 feet (6 to 13 meters) in height and 1 to 1.5 feet (30-50 centimeters) in trunk diameter. It is a native species of Brazil, occurring primaril ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, uvaia-piriforme'', ''{{lang, pt, uvaia-redonda'', ''{{lang, pt, uvaia-rugosa-doce'') *'' Eugenia selloi'' (''{{lang, pt, pitangatuba'') *'' Eugenia speciosa'' (''{{lang, pt, laranjinha-do-mato'') *'' Eugenia stipitata'' (strawberry-guava, araza, ''{{lang, pt, araçá-boi'') *'' Eugenia subterminalis'' (''{{lang, pt, cambuí pitanga'', ''{{lang, pt, cereja do mato verdadeira'', ''{{lang, pt, pitanga lisa de sombra'', ''{{lang, pt, pitanga preta'', ''{{lang, pt, cambuízão vermelho do rio Paranapanema'') *'' Eugenia uniflora'' (''{{lang, pt, pitanga'', surinam cherry, cayenne cherry) *''
Euterpe edulis ''Euterpe edulis'', commonly known as juçara, jussara (an archaic alternative spelling), açaí-do-sul or palmiteiro, is a palm species in the genus ''Euterpe''. It is now predominantly used for hearts of palm. It is closely related to the aça ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, juçara'') *'' Euterpe oleracea'' (''{{lang, pt, açaí'', assaee, ''{{lang, pt, açaí-do-para'') *'' Euterpe precatoria'' (''{{lang, pt, açaí-da-amazônia'') *''
Feijoa sellowiana ''Feijoa sellowiana'' is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Colombia. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental tree ...
'' (feijoa, guavasteen) *'' Fuchsia regia'' (''{{lang, pt, brinco-de-princesa'') *'' Garcinia brasiliensis'' (''{{lang, pt, bacupari-miúdo'') *'' Garcinia gardneriana'' (''{{lang, pt, bacupari'') *'' Garcinia macrophylla'' (''{{lang, pt, bacuripari'') *''
Garcinia madruno ''Garcinia madruno'', the charichuela, is a fruit-producing tree species from the rainforests of Central and South America. The leaves are dark green and leathery. The fruit looks like a shriveled droopy lemon and has a similar rind, so is someti ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, bacuri'', charichuelo) *''
Gaylussacia angustifolia ''Gaylussacia'' is a genus of about fifty species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to the Americas, where they occur in eastern North America and in South America in the Andes and the mountains of southeastern Brazil (the major ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, camarinha-da-serra'') *'' Gaylussacia brasiliensis'' (''{{lang, pt, camarinha'') *'' Genipa americana'' (''{{lang, pt, hawa'', ''{{lang, pt, jagua'', ''{{lang, pt, huito'', ''{{lang, pt, genipapo'') *'' Genipa infudibuliformis'' (''{{lang, pt, jenipapo-liso'') *''
Hancornia ''Hancornia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay). It contains only one known species, ''Hancornia speciosa ...
speciosa'' var. ''pubescens'' (''{{lang, pt, mangaba'') *''
Hancornia speciosa ''Hancornia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to South America ( Brazil, Peru, Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, mangaba-da-restinga'') *'' Hymenaea courbaril'' (''{{lang, pt, jatoba'', ''{{lang, pt, guapinol'', Brazilian cherry) *''
Hymenaea stigonocarpa ''Hymenaea stiginocarpa'' is an irregularly shaped, mostly high tree that has been assigned to the Fabaceae, pea family. It has a twisted spindle-shaped trunk, a very rough grey bark, and reddish-brown twigs. The deciduous leaves consist of two ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, jatobá-do-cerrado'') *'' Inga cinnamomea'' (''{{lang, pt, ingá-açu'') *'' Inga edulis'' (''{{lang, pt, guama'', ''{{lang, pt, guaba'', ice-cream bean) *''
Inga laurina ''Inga laurina'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceæ. It is found from Mexico south to Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, ingá-branco'') *''
Inga marginata ''Inga marginata'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. It is found in the Atlantic Forest The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along t ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, ingá-feijão'') *'' Inga sessilis'' (''{{lang, pt, ingá-ferradura'') *'' Inga vera'' (''{{lang, pt, ingá-banana'') *'' Inga vulpina'' (''{{lang, pt, ingá-miúdo''), pink-flower inga *''
Jacaratia spinosa ''Jacaratia spinosa'' (known as wild mango, or and in Brazil, and tree in Argentina) is a species of tree, in the genus '' Jacaratia'' of the family Caricaceae (the papaya family). It is found in the tropical dry forests of central and souther ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, jaracatia'') *'' Lecythis lanceolata'' (''{{lang, pt, sapucaia-mirim'') *''
Lecythis pisonis ''Lecythis pisonis'', the cream nut or monkey pot, is a tropical tree in the Brazil nut family Lecythidaceae. It is known in its native tropical America as sapucaia or castanha-de-sapucaia. The fruit is shaped like a cooking pot and contains edib ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, sapucaia'', cream nut) *'' Licania salzmannii'' (''{{lang, pt, oití-da-bahia'') *'' Maclura tinctoria'' (''{{lang, pt, taiúva'', dyer's mulberry) *'' Manilkara huberi'' (''{{lang, pt, maçaranduba'') *''
Manilkara salzmannii ''Manilkara'' is a genus of trees in the family (biology), family Sapotaceae. They are widespread in tropical and semitropical locations, in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia, and Latin America, as well as various islands in the Pacific and i ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, maçaranduba-preta'') *''
Manilkara subsericea ''Manilkara subsericea'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil, and threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, maçaranduba'') *'' Mauritia flexuosa'' (''{{lang, pt, burití'', ''{{lang, pt, moriche'', ''{{lang, pt, ita'', ''{{lang, pt, ité'', ''{{lang, pt, aguaje'') *''
Maximiliana maripa ''Attalea maripa'', commonly called maripa palm is a palm native to tropical South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It grows up tall and can have leaves or fronds long. This plant has a yellow edible fruit which is oblong ovoid and cre ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, inajá'') *'' Melancium campestre'' (''{{lang, pt, melancia-do-campo'') *''
Mouriri pusa ''Mouriri'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species include: * '' Mouriri completens'', (Pitt.) Burret * '' Mouriri gleasoniana'', Standl. Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, puçá'') *''
Myrcianthes pungens ''Myrcianthes pungens'', the guabiyu, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to Brazil and Uruguay. Description ''Myrcianthes pungens'' is a medium sized tree, up to 10 m high, with a not very compact cup, with a lot of pube ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, guabiju'') *''
Myrciaria cuspidata ''Myrciaria cuspidata'', commonly known as , or is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found in coastal forests and semideciduous forests in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, camboim'', ''{{lang, pt, cambuím'') *''
Myrciaria delicatula ''Myrciaria delicatula'', commonly known as , , , or , is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. Distribution Myrciaria delicatula is found in araucaria moist forests, gallery forests and grasslands in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and s ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cambuí uvaia doce'', ''{{lang, pt, cambuí graudo'', ''{{lang, pt, cambuím'', ''{{lang, pt, cambu branco'') *''
Myrciaria dubia ''Myrciaria dubia'', commonly known as camu-camu, caçari, araçá-d'água, or camocamo, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a small bushy riverside tree from the Amazon rainforest in Peru and Brazil, which grows to a height of ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, camu-camu'', ''{{lang, pt, caçari'', ''{{lang, pt, camocamo'') *''
Myrciaria floribunda ''Myrciaria floribunda'', commonly known as cambuizeiro, guavaberry or rumberry, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It can be found across South and Central America and the West Indies in dry or moist coastal woodlands, up to 300 metr ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, camboim'', rumberry) *''
Myrciaria glazioviana ''Myrciaria glazioviana'', the cabeluda, or yellow jaboticaba, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. Distribution Myrciaria glazioviana endemic to the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in south-eastern Brazil. The plant has ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cabeludinha'') *''
Myrciaria glomerata ''Myrciaria glomerata'', commonly known as (red cabeludinha) or (scarlet cabeluda), is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, endemic to the north and east of Brazil. Myrciaria glomerata has historic ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cabeludinha vermelha'', ''{{lang, pt, cabeluda escarlate'') *'' Myrciaria guaquiea'' (''{{lang, pt, guaquica'', ''{{lang, pt, ibá-cuíca'') *'' Myrciaria pilosa'' (''{{lang, pt, cambucá do sertão'') *'' Myrciaria strigipes'' (''{{lang, pt, cambucá da praia'') *''
Myrciaria tenella ''Myrciaria tenella'', commonly known as or , which are also used to describe Myrciaria cuspidata and Myrciaria delicatula; or more specifically , and , is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. Distribution Myrciaria tenella is endem ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, camboim'') *'' Oenocarpus bacaba'' (''{{lang, pt, bacaba'', ''{{lang, pt, bacaba-açu'', ''{{lang, pt, camon'', ''{{lang, pt, manoco'', ''{{lang, pt, punama'') *'' Oenocarpus bataua'' (''{{lang, pt, pataua'', ''{{lang, pt, patawa'', ''{{lang, pt, sehe'') *''
Oenocarpus distichus ''Oenocarpus distichus'' is a species of palm, commonly in the southeast of the Amazonia. It is distinguished from turu palm by the notorial appearance of its opposite leaves. Clay, Jason; Paulo de Tarso B. Sampaio; e Charles R. Clement (2000). ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, bacaba-de-leque'') *'' Opuntia paraguayensis'' (''{{lang, pt, arumbeva'') *'' Orbignya phalerata'' (''{{lang, pt, babaçú'', babassu, ''{{lang, pt, cusi'') *''
Pachira aquatica ''Pachira aquatica'' is a tropical wetland tree in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by its common names Malabar chestnut, French peanut, Guiana chestnut, Provision tree, Saba n ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, monguba'', ''{{lang, pt, saba'' nut, malabar chestnut) *''
Parinari obtusifolia ''Parinari'' is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. Species of genus ''Parinari'' are found in Subsaharan Africa from Senegal to Sudan and Kenya and south to Namibia and Natal; in Eastern Madagascar; from Indochina through Indone ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, fruta-de-ema'') *'' Passiflora alata'' (wild passionfruit, yellow passionfruit, melon passionfruit) *''
Passiflora ambigua ''Passiflora ambigua'' is a species of ''Passiflora ''Passiflora'', known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae. They are mostly tendr ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-doce'') *'' Passiflora amethystina'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-de-cobra'') *'' Passiflora caerulea'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-azul'', blue passionfruit) *''
Passiflora cincinnata ''Passiflora cincinnata'' is a species of Passiflora ''Passiflora'', known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae. They are mostly tend ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-mochila'') *''
Passiflora coccinea ''Passiflora coccinea'' (common names scarlet passion flower, red passion flower) is a fast-growing vine. The vine is native to northern South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the So ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-poranga'') *'' Passiflora edulis'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá'', passionfruit) *''
Passiflora eichleriana ''Passiflora'', known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae. They are mostly tendril-bearing vines, with some being shrubs or trees. They ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-de-cobra'') *'' Passiflora elegans'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-de-estalo'') *''
Passiflora foetida ''Passiflora foetida'' (common names: stinking passionflower, wild maracuja, bush passion fruit, wild water lemon, stoneflower, love-in-a-mist, or running pop) is a species of passion flower that is native to the southwestern United States (south ...
'' (wild water lemon, wild ''{{lang, pt, maracujá'', love-in-a-mist, running pop) *'' Passiflora galbana'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-do-mato'') *'' Passiflora giberti'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-bravo'') *'' Passiflora laurifolia'' (water lemon) *'' Passiflora loefgreenii'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-de-alho'') *'' Passiflora mucronata'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-de-restinga'') *'' Passiflora nitida'' (bell apple) *''
Passiflora picturata ''Passiflora picturata'' is a species of passion flower in the family Passifloraceae The Passifloraceae are a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera. They include trees, shrubs, lianas, and cli ...
'' (round passionfruit) *''
Passiflora quadrangularis ''Passiflora quadrangularis'', the giant granadilla, barbadine (Trinidad), grenadine ( Haiti), giant tumbo or badea (), is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It produces the largest fruit of any species within the genus '' Passif ...
'' (giant ''{{lang, pt, tumbo'') *'' Passiflora serrato-digitata'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-pedra'') *''
Passiflora setacea ''Passiflora'', known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family (biology), family Passifloraceae. They are mostly tendril, tendril-bearing vines, with some b ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-sururuca'') *'' Passiflora tenuiphila'' (''{{lang, pt, maracujá-de-cobra'') *''
Passiflora vitifolia ''Passiflora vitifolia'', the perfumed passionflower, is a species of ''Passiflora'', native to southern Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama) and northwestern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru). Description It is a vi ...
'' (grape leaf passion fruit) *''
Paullinia cupana Guaraná ( from the Portuguese ''guaraná'' ), ''Paullinia cupana'', syns. ''P. crysan, P. sorbilis'') is a climbing plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to the Amazon basin and especially common in Brazil. Guaraná has large leaves and cl ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, guaraná'') *'' Peritassa campestris'' (''{{lang, pt, bacupari-do-cerrado'') *'' Physalis pubescens'' (husk tomato, hairy groundcherry, ''{{lang, pt, camapú'') *''
Pilosocereus arrabidae ''Pilosocereus arrabidae'' is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are rocky shores and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss. References arrabidae Cacti of South Am ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, pitaia-da-restinga'') *'' Platonia insignis'' (''{{lang, pt, bacuri'', ''{{lang, pt, bacuri-açu'') *'' Plinia cauliflora'' (''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-paulista'', ''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-ponhema'', ''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-precoce'', ''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-vermelha'') *'' Myrciaria coronata'' (''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-coroada'') *'' Plinia edulis'' (''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-cambuca'') *'' Myrciaria grandifolia'' (''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-graúda'') *'' Plinia inflata'' (''{{lang, es, mulchi'', ''{{lang, pt, cambucá equatoriano'') *''
Plinia martinellii ''Plinia martinellii'', commonly known as (little forest jabuticaba), is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the F ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, jabuticabinha da mata'') *'' Myrciaria oblongata'' (''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba polpa-rosada'') *'' Myrciaria phitrantha'' (''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-costada''), (''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-branca'') *'' Myrciaria trunciflora'' (''{{lang, pt, jaboticaba-de-cabinho'') *''
Plinia rivularis ''Plinia rivularis'', commonly known as yva poroity, , , , , , or is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. __TOC__ Distribution Plinia rivularis is found in coastal forests, atlantic rainforest, and high altitude forests, in Argentina, ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, guaburiti'') *''
Plinia spirito-santensis ''Plinia spirito-santensis'', commonly known as (hairy cross jaboticaba) or Grimal in the United States, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to broad-leafed coastal forests, at altitude, in eastern Brazil. The plant is a ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, jabuticaba peluda de cruz'') *''
Poraqueiba sericea ''Poraqueiba sericea'' (common name: umari) is a species of tree in the family Metteniusaceae. It is native to South America. Description ''P. sericea'' trees grow up to 30 m tall and 60 cm dbh. Bark somewhat smooth or rough, dark brow ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, umari'') *''
Porcelia macrocarpa ''Porcelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae containing at least 19 species of which all are native to Latin America. Species * '' Porcelia macrocarpa'' R.E. Fr. * ''Porcelia magnifructa'' R.E. Fr. * '' Porcelia med ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, banana-de-macaco'') *''
Posoqueria latifolia ''Posoqueria latifolia'', the needle flower, is a tree species in the family Rubiaceae whose range stretches from southern Mexico to the Amazon Jungle in South America. It also goes by the name ''Boca de Vieja'' (mouth of the old lady) and its fr ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, baga-de-macaco'') *''
Pourouma cecropiifolia ''Pourouma cecropiifolia'' (Amazon grape, Amazon tree-grape or uvilla; syn. ''P. multifida'') is a species of ''Pourouma'', native to tropical South America, in the western Amazon Basin in northern Bolivia, western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, mapati'', Amazon grape) *''
Pouteria bullata ''Pouteria bullata'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Flora of Brazil bullata ''Bullata'' is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod m ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, guapeva-vermelha'') *'' Pouteria caimito'' (''{{lang, pt, abiu-ticúna'') *'' Pouteria gardneriana'' (''{{lang, pt, aguaí-guaçu'') *'' Pouteria gardnerii'' (''{{lang, pt, sapotinha'') *''
Pouteria grandiflora ''Pouteria grandiflora'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, bapeba-da-restinga'') *''
Pouteria macrophylla ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical regions of the world. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the mamey sapote ('' P. sapota''), and ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cutite'') *''
Pouteria pachycalyx ''Pouteria pachycalyx'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. References Flora of Brazil pachycalyx Critically endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sapotaceae-stub ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cutite-da-restinga'') *''
Pouteria ramiflora ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees in the gutta-percha family (biology), family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical regions of the world. It includes the canistel (''Pouteria campechiana, P. campe ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, curiola'') *''
Pouteria torta ''Pouteria torta'' is a species of tree native to Central and South America. The type subspecies ''Pouteria torta subsp. torta'' is found largely in the Brazilian cerrado and is most commonly called abiurana, abiu-piloso and cabo-de-machado (on a ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, abiurana'') *''
Pouteria venosa ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical regions of the world. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the mamey sapote ('' P. sapota''), and ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, bapeba-pessego'') *''
Pradosia brevipes ''Pradosia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1872.Liais, Emmanuel. 1872. Climats Geologies, Faune et Geographie Botanique du Bresil 614 Most of the species of ''Pradosia'' are native to Central and South Am ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, fruto-de-tatu'') *'' Pradosia lactescens'' (''{{lang, pt, marmixa'') *'' Psidium acutangulum'' (''{{lang, pt, araçá-pêra'') *''
Psidium cattleyanum ''Psidium cattleyanum (World Plants : Psidium cattleianum)'', commonly known as Cattley guava, strawberry guava or cherry guava, is a small tree (2–6 m tall) in the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family. The species is named in honour of English hor ...
'' (cattley guava, strawberry guava) *''
Psidium cinereum ''Psidium cinereum'', called katuaba, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss. A relative of guava Guava () is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, grey araça'') *'' Psidium firmum'' (''{{lang, pt, araçá-do-cerrado'') *'' Psidium guajava'' (''{{lang, pt, goiaba-yonemura'', ''{{lang, pt, goiaba-amarela'', ''{{lang, pt, goiaba-cascuda'') *'' Psidium guajava var. minor'' (''{{lang, pt, goiaba-miniatura'') *''
Psidium guineense ''Psidium guineense'' is a species of guava. Common names include Brazilian guava, Castilian guava,Psidium rufum'' (''{{lang, pt, araçá-roxo'') *'' Psidium salutare'' (''{{lang, pt, araçá-rasteiro'') *'' Quararibea cordata'' (''{{lang, pt, sapota'', sapote) *'' Rhamnidium elaeocarpus'' (''{{lang, pt, saguaraji'') *''
Rollinia emarginata ''Rollinia'' is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae. While it is widely recognised as a distinct genus a monograph published in 2006 advocates its inclusion in '' Annona'',Rainer, H. (2006)Monographic studies in the genus ''Annona'' L. (An ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, araticum-mirim'') *''
Rollinia mucosa ''Annona mucosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the custard-apple family, Annonaceae, that is native to tropical South America. It is cultivated for its edible fruits, commonly known as biribá, lemon meringue pie fruit, or wild sugar-appl ...
'', ''{{lang, pt, Rollinia deliciosa'' (''{{lang, pt, biriba'') *''
Rollinia salicifolia ''Rollinia'' is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae. While it is widely recognised as a distinct genus a monograph published in 2006 advocates its inclusion in ''Annona'',Rainer, H. (2006)Monographic studies in the genus ''Annona'' L. (A ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cortiça-lisa'') *''
Rollinia sericea ''Rollinia'' is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae. While it is widely recognised as a distinct genus a monograph published in 2006 advocates its inclusion in ''Annona'',Rainer, H. (2006)Monographic studies in the genus ''Annona'' L. (A ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cortiça'') *''
Rollinia sylvatica ''Annona sylvatica'' (syn. ''Rollinia sylvatica'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae, native to Brazil. Its plentiful fruit is edible and is regularly gathered in the wild by locals, and it is occasionally cultivated. It i ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cortiça'') *'' Rubus erythrocladus'' (''{{lang, pt, amora-verde'') *''
Rubus rosifolius ''Rubus rosifolius'', (sometimes spelled ''Rubus rosaefolius''), also known as roseleaf bramble, Mauritius raspberry, thimbleberry, Vanuatu raspberry and bramble of the Cape is a prickly subshrub native to rainforest and tall open forest of the ...
'' (thimbleberry) *'' Rubus sellowii'' (''{{lang, pt, amora-preto-vermelha'') *''
Salacia elliptica In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Varr ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, siputá'') *''
Scheelea butyracea ''Attalea'' is a large genus of Arecaceae, palms native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. This pinnately leaved, non-spiny genus includes both small palms lacking an aboveground stem and large trees. The genus has a complicate ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, jaci'') *'' Scheelea phalerata'' (''{{lang, pt, bacuri'') *''
Sicana odorifera ''Sicana odorifera'' is a large, herbaceous perennial vine native to tropical South America, grown as an ornamental plant and for its sweet edible fruit. English names include cassabanana or casbanan, sikana, puttigel and musk cucumber. The fa ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cassabanana'', musk cucumber) *'' Sideroxylon obtusifolium'' (''{{lang, pt, sapotiaba'') *'' Solanum sessiliflorum'' (''{{lang, pt, cubiu'', ''{{lang, pt, cocona'') *'' Spondias macrocarpa'' (''{{lang, pt, cajá-redondo'') *'' Spondias mombin'' (golden apple, gully plum, coolie plum, java plum, ''{{lang, pt, jobo'', yellow mombin) *'' Spondias'' sp. (''{{lang, pt, umbu-cajá'') *''
Spondias tuberosa ''Spondias tuberosa'', commonly known as imbu, , Brazil plum, or umbu, is a plant native to northeast Brazil, where it grows in the Caatinga, the chaparral scrub that grows wild across dry lands. The round fruit is light yellow to red in colour, ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, umbú'', Brazil plum) *'' Spondias venulosa'' (''{{lang, pt, cajá-grande'') *'' Sterculia apetala'' (''{{lang, pt, mandovi'') *''
Sterculia striata ''Sterculia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae: subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the now obsolete Sterculiaceae). Members of the genus are colloquially known as tropical chestnuts. ''Sterculia'' ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, chicá-do-cerrado'') *''
Syagrus cearensis ''Syagrus cearensis'' (Portuguese: ''coco-babão'') is a natural palm endemic to Brazil. It is native to the states of Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Ceará Its highest rate of occurrence is within Ceará state, used in ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, catolé'') *''
Syagrus coronata ''Syagrus coronata'', commonly known as the ouricury palm, aricuri palm, or licuri palm, is a species of palm tree that is native to eastern Brazil, ranging from the southern part of the state of Pernambuco, into the state of Bahia, south to the ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, licuri'') *''
Syagrus flexuosa Syagrus may refer to: *Syagrus (legendary poet), a legendary Greek oral poet *Syagrus (plant) ''Syagrus'' is a genus of Arecaceae (palms), native to South America, with one species endemic to the Lesser Antilles. The genus is closely related t ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, acumã'') *''
Syagrus macrocarpa ''Syagrus macrocarpa'' is a rare species of palm found only as scattered isolated individuals and small groups in the east of the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. It grows to 4-10m tall, with 8-20 leaves to 2m ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, marirosa'') *''
Syagrus oleracea ''Syagrus oleracea'', the guariroba or palmito amargo, is a species of palm native to Brazil. Etymology The term "guariroba" originates from the Tupi word ''gwarai-rob'', which means "the bitter one". Other common names include ''gueiroba'', '' ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, guariroba'') *''
Syagrus romanzoffiana ''Syagrus romanzoffiana'', the queen palm or cocos palm, is a palm native to South America, introduced throughout the world as a popular ornamental garden tree. ''S. romanzoffiana'' is a medium-sized palm, quickly reaching maturity at a height o ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, jeriva'') *'' Syagrus schyzophylla'' (''{{lang, pt, aricuriroba'') *''
Syagrus vagans Syagrus may refer to: * Syagrus (legendary poet), a legendary Greek oral poet * Syagrus (plant), a genus of palm trees * Syagrus (beetle), a genus of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, the leaf beetles {{disambig ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, ariri'') *'' Talisia esculenta'' (''{{lang, pt, pitomba'') *''
Theobroma bicolor ''Theobroma bicolor'', known commonly as the mocambo tree, jaguar tree, balamte, or pataxte, among various other common names, is a tree in the genus ''Theobroma'' (family Malvaceae), which also contains the better-known ''Theobroma cacao'' (coco ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, pataste'') *'' Theobroma cacao'' (''{{lang, pt, cacau'', cocoa) *'' Theobroma grandiflora'' (''{{lang, pt, cupuaçu'') *''
Theobroma speciosum ''Theobroma speciosum'' is an arboriform species of flowering plant in the mallow family native to northern South America. It is the 35th most abundant species of tree in the Amazon rainforest. See Supplementary MaterialsTable S2 Name Sp ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cacauí'') *''
Theobroma subincanum ''Theobroma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is sometimes classified as a member of Sterculiaceae. It contains roughly 20 species of small understory trees native to the tropical forests of Central and S ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, cupuí'') *'' Tontellea micrantha'' (''{{lang, pt, bacupari'') *'' Vasconcella quercifolia'' (''{{lang, pt, mamãozinho-do-mato'') *''
Vitex cymosa ''Vitex cymosa'' is a species of tree in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Panama and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small porti ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, jaramantaia'') *''
Vitex montevidensis ''Vitex megapotamica'' is a hardwood fruit tree found in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. In Brazil it is commonly called ''tarumã''. The tarumã grows to be up to ten metres tall. Its bark is coloured dark grey; its compound ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, tarumã'') *'' Vitex polygama'' (''{{lang, pt, tarumã-do-cerrado'') *'' Xymenia americana'' (''{{lang, pt, limãozinho-da-praia'') *''
Zizyphus joazeiro ''Ziziphus'' is a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, distributed in the warm- temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the world. The leaves are alternate, entire, with three pro ...
'' (''{{lang, pt, juazeiro, joá'') *'' Zizyphus mistol'' (''{{lang, pt, mistol'')


List of edible fruits in Amazonia

List of edible fruits in Amazonia (Resque 2007):RESQUE, Olímpia Reis. 2007.
Vocabulário de Frutas Comestíveis na Amazônia
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Annona montana ', the mountain soursop, is an edible fruit in the Annonaceae family native to Central America, the Amazon, and islands in the Caribbean. It has fibrous fruits. ' may be used as a rootstock for cultivated Annonas. Etymology and common names The ...
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graviola Soursop (also called ''graviola, guyabano'', and in Hispanic America, ''guanábana'') is the fruit of ''Annona muricata'', a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. It is native to the tropical regions of the Americas and the Caribbean and is wid ...
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Annona muricata Soursop (also called ''graviola, guyabano'', and in Hispanic America, ''guanábana'') is the fruit of ''Annona muricata'', a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. It is native to the tropical regions of the Americas and the Caribbean and is wid ...
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Duguetia marcgraviana ''Duguetia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Annonaceae with approximately 90 species in central and South America, and four species in west Africa. Species *'' Duguetia aberrans'' Maas *'' Duguetia adiscandra'' Jans.-J ...
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Duguetia stenantha ''Duguetia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Annonaceae with approximately 90 species in central and South America, and four species in west Africa. Species *'' Duguetia aberrans'' Maas *'' Duguetia adiscandra'' Jans.-J ...
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Fusaea longifolia ''Fusaea longifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, the French botanist who first form ...
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Rollinia mucosa ''Annona mucosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the custard-apple family, Annonaceae, that is native to tropical South America. It is cultivated for its edible fruits, commonly known as biribá, lemon meringue pie fruit, or wild sugar-appl ...
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amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...
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Ambelania acida ''Ambelania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly kn ...
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sorva ''Couma macrocarpa'', known by the common names leche caspi, leche huayo, sorva (a name it shares with its smaller relative ''Couma utilis''), and cow tree, is a species of tropical plant native to tropical, humid Central and South America from ...
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Couma guianensis ''Couma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to South America and Central America. ;Species * ''Couma catingae'' Ducke - Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, NW Brazil * '' Couma gui ...
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Couma macrocarpa ''Couma macrocarpa'', known by the common names leche caspi, leche huayo, sorva (a name it shares with its smaller relative '' Couma utilis''), and cow tree, is a species of tropical plant native to tropical, humid Central and South America from ...
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Couma utilis ''Couma utilis'', called the milk tree, sorvinha, sorveira, sorva (a name it shares with its larger relative ''Couma macrocarpa''), and sorva-pequena, is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Rauvolfioideae, native to the Orinoco and Amaz ...
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mangaba ''Hancornia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República d ...
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Hancornia speciosa ''Hancornia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to South America ( Brazil, Peru, Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Oenocarpus distichus ''Oenocarpus distichus'' is a species of palm, commonly in the southeast of the Amazonia. It is distinguished from turu palm by the notorial appearance of its opposite leaves. Clay, Jason; Paulo de Tarso B. Sampaio; e Charles R. Clement (2000). ...
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Oenocarpus minor ''Oenocarpus'' is a genus of pinnate-leaved Arecaceae, palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central America, Central and tropical South America. (2004): World Checklist of Arecaceae &ndash''Oenocarpus'' The Board of Trustees of the Roy ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Oenocarpus mapora ''Oenocarpus'' is a genus of pinnate-leaved Arecaceae, palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central America, Central and tropical South America. (2004): World Checklist of Arecaceae &ndash''Oenocarpus'' The Board of Trustees of the Roy ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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pupunha ''Bactris gasipaes'' is a species of palm native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. It is well spread in these regions, where it is often cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems or more rarely, in monoculture. Com ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Bactris maraja ''Bactris'' is a genus of spiny palms which are native to Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Most species are small trees about tall, but some are large trees while others are shrubs with subterranean stems. They have simple o ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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patauá ''Oenocarpus bataua'', the patawa, sehe, hungurahua (Ecuador) or mingucha, is a Arecaceae, palm tree native to the Amazon rainforest. The tree produces edible fruits rich in high-quality oil.Vallejo Rendón, Darío 2002. "Oenocarpus bataua, seje" ...
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Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
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Pachira aquatica ''Pachira aquatica'' is a tropical wetland tree in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by its common names Malabar chestnut, French peanut, Guiana chestnut, Provision tree, Saba n ...
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Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...
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Caricaceae The Caricaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, found primarily in tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are usually short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small to medium-sized trees growi ...
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Jacaratia spinosa ''Jacaratia spinosa'' (known as wild mango, or and in Brazil, and tree in Argentina) is a species of tree, in the genus '' Jacaratia'' of the family Caricaceae (the papaya family). It is found in the tropical dry forests of central and souther ...
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Caricaceae The Caricaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, found primarily in tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are usually short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small to medium-sized trees growi ...
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Caryocar villosum ''Caryocar'' (souari trees) is a genus of flowering plants, in the South American family (biology), family Caryocaraceae described as a genus by Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus in 1771. It is native primarily to South America with a few species extending ...
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Pourouma cecropiifolia ''Pourouma cecropiifolia'' (Amazon grape, Amazon tree-grape or uvilla; syn. ''P. multifida'') is a species of ''Pourouma'', native to tropical South America, in the western Amazon Basin in northern Bolivia, western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, ...
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Cheiloclinium cognatum ''Cheiloclinium'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. Its native range is Tropical America. Species: *'' Cheiloclinium anomalum'' *'' Cheiloclinium articulatum'' *'' Cheiloclinium belizense'' *'' Cheiloclin ...
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Hippocrateaceae Hippocrateaceae Juss. previously consisted of about 150 tropical and subtropical species of shrubs and lianes, and is now included in the family Celastraceae. Formerly it comprised the following genera: * '' Anthodon'' * '' Apodostigma'' * '' Arni ...
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Licania tomentosa ''Moquilea tomentosa'' (syn. ''Licania tomentosa'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae, native to most of Brazil. It is widely cultivated for its abundant fruit in South America and South Africa, and it is used as a ...
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Parinari montana ''Parinari'' is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. Species of genus ''Parinari'' are found in Subsaharan Africa from Senegal to Sudan and Kenya and south to Namibia and Natal; in Eastern Madagascar; from Indochina through Indonesi ...
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Parinari sprucei ''Parinari'' is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. Species of genus ''Parinari'' are found in Subsaharan Africa from Senegal to Sudan and Kenya and south to Namibia and Natal; in Eastern Madagascar; from Indochina through Indonesi ...
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Caryodendron amazonicum ''Caryodendron'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1860. The genus includes '' C. orinocense'', known as the Inchi tree or Tacay nut. It is native to Central America and South America. They are dioec ...
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Guttiferae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericacea ...
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Guttiferae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericacea ...
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bacuri ''Platonia insignis'', the sole species of the genus ''Platonia'', is a tree of the family (biology), family Clusiaceae native to South America in the humid forests of Brazil, Paraguay, parts of Colombia and northeast to Guyana; especially in ...
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Guttiferae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericacea ...
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Rheedia brasiliensis ''Garcinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae native to Asia, America, Australia, tropical and southern Africa, and Polynesia. The number of species is disputed; Plants of the World Online (POWO) recognise up to 400. Common ...
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Guttiferae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericacea ...
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Guttiferae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericacea ...
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Guttiferae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericacea ...
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Salacia impressifolia In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Hippocrateaceae Hippocrateaceae Juss. previously consisted of about 150 tropical and subtropical species of shrubs and lianes, and is now included in the family Celastraceae. Formerly it comprised the following genera: * '' Anthodon'' * '' Apodostigma'' * '' Arni ...
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Humiriaceae Humiriaceae (or, alternatively Houmiriaceae Juss.) is a family of evergreen flowering plants. It comprises 8 genera and 56 known species. The family is exclusively Neotropical, except one species found in tropical West Africa West Africa o ...
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Duckesia verrucosa ''Duckesia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Humiriaceae. Its native range is Venezuela, Brazil and Peru. The genus name of ''Duckesia'' is in honour of Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), an entomologist, botanist and ethnograph ...
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Humiriaceae Humiriaceae (or, alternatively Houmiriaceae Juss.) is a family of evergreen flowering plants. It comprises 8 genera and 56 known species. The family is exclusively Neotropical, except one species found in tropical West Africa West Africa o ...
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Humiriaceae Humiriaceae (or, alternatively Houmiriaceae Juss.) is a family of evergreen flowering plants. It comprises 8 genera and 56 known species. The family is exclusively Neotropical, except one species found in tropical West Africa West Africa o ...
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Humiria balsamifera ''Humiria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Humiriaceae found in lowland forests of South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively sma ...
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Humiriaceae Humiriaceae (or, alternatively Houmiriaceae Juss.) is a family of evergreen flowering plants. It comprises 8 genera and 56 known species. The family is exclusively Neotropical, except one species found in tropical West Africa West Africa o ...
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Poraqueiba paraensis ''Poraqueiba'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It comprises 3 species native to Panama and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemispher ...
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Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). They are dicotyledons, and occur ma ...
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Allantoma lineata ''Allantoma lineata'' (Portuguese common name: Seru) is a timber tree, typical of Amazon Rainforest vegetation. It is native to Amazonas State in Venezuela, and also to Amazonas and Pará States in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), official ...
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castanha-do-pará The Brazil nut (''Bertholletia excelsa'') is a South American tree in the family (biology), family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree's commercially harvested edible seeds. It is one of the largest and longest-lived trees in the ...
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Lecythis pisonis ''Lecythis pisonis'', the cream nut or monkey pot, is a tropical tree in the Brazil nut family Lecythidaceae. It is known in its native tropical America as sapucaia or castanha-de-sapucaia. The fruit is shaped like a cooking pot and contains edib ...
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Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...
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Cassia leiandra ''Cassia leiandra'', the mari-mari, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...
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Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...
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acerola ''Malpighia emarginata'' is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae. Common names include acerola cherry, Guarani cherry, Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry, and wild crepe myrtle. Acerola is native to Paragu ...
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Malpighia emarginata ''Malpighia emarginata'' is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae. Common names include acerola cherry, Guarani cherry, Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry, and wild crepe myrtle. Acerola is native to Para ...
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Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...
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Bunchosia armeniaca ''Bunchosia armeniaca'' is a species in the family Malpighiaceae native to northwestern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Peru). Common names include cansaboca, ciruela de fraile (friar's plum), guaimaro, indano, a ...
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Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...
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Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...
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muruci ''Byrsonima crassifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malpighiaceae, native to tropical America. Common names used in English include nance, maricao cimun, craboo, and golden spoon. In Jamaica it is called hogberry. It's ...
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Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...
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Byrsonima crispa ''Byrsonima'' is one of about 75 genera in the Malpighiaceae, a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. In particular in American English, they are known as locustberries (which also may refer specifically to '' Byrsonima coccolobi ...
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Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...
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Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...
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Byrsonima verbascifolia ''Byrsonima'' is one of about 75 genera in the Malpighiaceae, a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. In particular in American English, they are known as locustberries (which also may refer specifically to '' Byrsonima coccolobif ...
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Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...
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Bellucia grossularioides ''Bellucia'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species Species as of 2020 from Catalogue of Life: * ''Bellucia acutata'' Pilg. * '' Bellucia aequiloba'' Pilg. * '' Bellucia arborescens'' (Aubl.) Baill. * '' Bellucia beckii'' ...
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Mouriri guianensis ''Mouriri'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species include: * ''Mouriri completens'', (Pitt.) Burret * ''Mouriri gleasoniana'', Standl. * ''Mouriri laxiflora'', Morley * ''Mouriri panamensis ''Mouriri panamensis'' is a s ...
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Mouriri pusa ''Mouriri'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species include: * '' Mouriri completens'', (Pitt.) Burret * '' Mouriri gleasoniana'', Standl. Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist ...
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Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit (''Artocarpus altilis'') is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family (Moraceae) believed to be a domesticated descendant of ''Artocarpus camansi'' originating in New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippi ...
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Helicostylis tomentosa ''Helicostylis tomentosa'' is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republ ...
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banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
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Musa x paradisiaca Musa may refer to: Places * Mūša, a river in Lithuania and Latvia *Musa, Azerbaijan, a village in Yardymli Rayon *Musa, Iran, a village in Ilam Province *Musa, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran *Musa, Kerman, Iran *Musa, Bukan, West Azerbaijan Pr ...
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Musaceae Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with about 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales. The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves ...
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jamelão José Bispo Clementino dos Santos (May 12, 1913 – June 14, 2008) was a Brazilian samba singer known as Jamelão (). He began in music as a tamborim player, but later became known as the official singer at samba school Mangueira's carnival p ...
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Syzygium cumini ''Syzygium cumini'', commonly known as Malabar plum, Java plum, black plum, jamun, jaman, jambul, or jambolan, is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae, and favored for its fruit, timber, and ornamental value. It is ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Psidium guineense ''Psidium guineense'' is a species of guava. Common names include Brazilian guava, Castilian guava,Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Myrciaria dubia ''Myrciaria dubia'', commonly known as camu-camu, caçari, araçá-d'água, or camocamo, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a small bushy riverside tree from the Amazon rainforest in Peru and Brazil, which grows to a height of ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Campomanesia lineatifolia ''Campomanesia lineatifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. Common names include guabiraba and perfume guava. Description It is an evergreen tree with edible fruit that typically reaches 5 – 10 m in height. The fruits are berr ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Eugenia brasiliensis ''Eugenia brasiliensis'', with common names Brazil cherry and grumichama, or the Brazilian cherry is medium-sized tree (maximum 20 meters height) endemic (native) to southern Brazil which bears small fruits that are purple to black in color, and ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Syzygium jambos ''Syzygium jambos'' is a species of rose apple originating in Southeast Asia and occurring widely elsewhere, having been introduced as an ornamental and fruit tree.Janick, Jules. Paull, Robert E. The Encyclopedia of Fruit & Nuts. Publisher: ...
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Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
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Oxalidaceae The Oxalidaceae, or wood sorrel family, are a small family of five genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees, with the great majority of the 570 species in the genus ''Oxalis'' (wood sorrels). Members of this family typically have divid ...
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Oxalidaceae The Oxalidaceae, or wood sorrel family, are a small family of five genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees, with the great majority of the 570 species in the genus ''Oxalis'' (wood sorrels). Members of this family typically have divid ...
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maracujá ''Passiflora edulis,'' commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, se ...
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Passiflora quadrangularis ''Passiflora quadrangularis'', the giant granadilla, barbadine (Trinidad), grenadine ( Haiti), giant tumbo or badea (), is a species of plant in the family Passifloraceae. It produces the largest fruit of any species within the genus '' Passif ...
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Quiinaceae Quiinaceae Engl. is a neotropical family of flowering plants in the Malpighiales, consisting of about 50 species in 4 genera (''Froesia'', ''Lacunaria'', ''Quiina'', '' Touroulia''). The APG III system of flowering plant classification does not ...
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Quiina florida ''Quiina florida'' is a species of tree in the Ochnaceae family. It can be found in countries like Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in ...
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Quiinaceae Quiinaceae Engl. is a neotropical family of flowering plants in the Malpighiales, consisting of about 50 species in 4 genera (''Froesia'', ''Lacunaria'', ''Quiina'', '' Touroulia''). The APG III system of flowering plant classification does not ...
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Rhamnaceae The Rhamnaceae are a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines, commonly called the buckthorn family. Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales. The family contains about 55 genera and 950 species. The Rhamnaceae h ...
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Alibertia edulis ''Alibertia edulis'' is a species of tree in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the tropical forests of the Americas. Description ''Alibertia edulis'' is an evergreen dioecious tree up to 25 feet (7.5m) tall at maturity, with light brow ...
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Duroia saccifera ''Duroia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Costa Rica to tropical South America. Ecology A number of ''Duroia'' species, and possibly all, are capable of biochemical interactions inhibiting the gr ...
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jenipapo ''Genipa americana'' () is a species of trees in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the tropical forests of North and South America, as well as the Caribbean. Description ''Genipa americana'' trees are up to 30 m tall and up to 60 cm d ...
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Paullinia cupana Guaraná ( from the Portuguese ''guaraná'' ), ''Paullinia cupana'', syns. ''P. crysan, P. sorbilis'') is a climbing plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to the Amazon basin and especially common in Brazil. Guaraná has large leaves and cl ...
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Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in tempera ...
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Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in tempera ...
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Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in tempera ...
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abiu ''Pouteria caimito'', the abiu (), is a tropical fruit tree originated in the Amazonian region of South America. It grows to an average of high, and can grow as high as under good conditions. Its fruits' shape varies from round to oval, poin ...
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Micropholis acutangula ''Micropholis'' is group of trees in the family (biology), family Sapotaceae, described as a genus in 1891. (2001): World Checklist of Sapotaceae &ndash''Micropholis'' The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2008-DEC-2 ...
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Pouteria torta ''Pouteria torta'' is a species of tree native to Central and South America. The type subspecies ''Pouteria torta subsp. torta'' is found largely in the Brazilian cerrado and is most commonly called abiurana, abiu-piloso and cabo-de-machado (on a ...
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Neoxythece elegans ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical regions of the world. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the mamey sapote ('' P. sapota''), and ...
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Pouteria macrophylla ''Pouteria'' is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical regions of the world. It includes the canistel ('' P. campechiana''), the mamey sapote ('' P. sapota''), and ...
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Pouteria macrocarpa ''Pouteria macrocarpa'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica. References

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Solanaceae The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and orn ...
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Theobroma bicolor ''Theobroma bicolor'', known commonly as the mocambo tree, jaguar tree, balamte, or pataxte, among various other common names, is a tree in the genus ''Theobroma'' (family Malvaceae), which also contains the better-known ''Theobroma cacao'' (coco ...
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Theobroma canumanense ''Theobroma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is sometimes classified as a member of Sterculiaceae. It contains roughly 20 species of small understory trees native to the tropical forests of Central and S ...
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Theobroma subincanum ''Theobroma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is sometimes classified as a member of Sterculiaceae. It contains roughly 20 species of small understory trees native to the tropical forests of Central and S ...
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Theobroma speciosum ''Theobroma speciosum'' is an arboriform species of flowering plant in the mallow family native to northern South America. It is the 35th most abundant species of tree in the Amazon rainforest. See Supplementary MaterialsTable S2 Name Sp ...
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japurá Japurá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 2,251 (2020) and its area is 55,791 km² (21541 Mi2). It forms the Japurá microregion together with the municipality Maraã (to the east of the Japur ...
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Erisma japura ''Erisma'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Vochysiaceae. Its native range is Panama to Southern Tropical America. Species: *'' Erisma arietinum'' *'' Erisma bicolor'' *'' Erisma blancoa'' *'' Erisma bracteosum'' *'' E ...
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Vochysiaceae Vochysiaceae is a plant family belonging to the order of Myrtales. Description Trees or shrubs with opposite leaves; flowers are zygomorph 1-(3)-5 merous; ovary inferior or superior; one fertile stamen; fruits samara or capsules. Biogeograp ...


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Vocabulário de Frutas Comestíveis na Amazônia
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See also

*'' Flora Brasiliensis''
Fruits In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particula ...
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Fruits In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particula ...