Chaunochiton loranthoides
Benth.
American hog plum
Olacaceae Edible: Bark ash - salt
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Division of Botany FMNH
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Division of Botany FMNH
Description
A tropical tree in the Olacaceae family with broad, simple leaves, found at approximately 100 m above sea level.
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Edible Uses
The bark is burnt and the resulting ash provides a vegetable salt substitute.
Traditional Uses
The bark is burnt and the ash provides vegetable salt.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows at about 100 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, South America, Venezuela,
Also Known As
Achumuco, Buiregue, Palo sal, Viirigi
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 124
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 214
- Kew Plants of the World Online
