Achatocarpus praecox
Griseb.
Eso-kenejna
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten, though the plant is noted as only a minor food source.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Bolivia*, Brazil, Paraguay, South America,
Other Information
It is only a minor food plant.
Notes
There are about 10 Achatocarpus species. They occur in South America.
References (2)
- Scarpa, G. F., 2009, Wild food plants used by the indigenous peoples of South American Gran Chaco: A general synopsis and intercultural comparison. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 83:90-101
- Schmedia-Hirschmann, G., 1994, Plants resources Used by the Ayoreo of the Paraguayan Chaco. Economic Botany Vol. 48. No. 3. pp. 252-258
