Allophylus edulis
| Allophylus edulis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Allophylus |
| Species: | A. edulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Allophylus edulis | |
Allophylus edulis (Portuguese: chal-chal) is a plant species in the genus Allophylus endemic to the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.
Quebrachitol is a cyclitol, a cyclic polyol found in A. edulis.[1]
Vernacular names
This plant has several different common names in Portuguese: Chal-chal, aperta-goela, baga-de-morcego, chala-chala, chale-chale, cocum, fruta-de-paraó, fruta-de-passarinho, fruta-de-pavão, fruta-de-pavó, fruta-de-pombo, murta-branca, murta-vermelha, olho-de-pombo, pé-de-galinha, quebra-queixo, vacuum, vacunzeiro.
See also
References
- ↑ Díaz, Martina; González, Andrés; Castro-Gamboa, Ian; Gonzalez, David; Rossini, Carmen (13 October 2008). "First record of l-quebrachitol in Allophylus edulis (Sapindaceae)". Carbohydrate Research. 343 (15): 2699–2700. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2008.07.014.
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