Carpotroche amazonica
Mart.
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Description
A tropical tree in the Achariaceae family.
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Medicinal Uses
The oil from the seed is parasiticide. It is used in the treatment of dermatosis and leprosy.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon,
Cultivation
A tree of low elevations in the tropics.
Notes
Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.
