Allophylus edulis
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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 (A St.Hil.) Radlk. | |
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
- ↑ First record of l-quebrachitol in Allophylus edulis (Sapindaceae). Martina Díaz, Andrés González, Ian Castro-Gamboa, David Gonzalez and Carmen Rossini, Carbohydrate Research, Volume 343, Issue 15, 13 October 2008, pages 2699-2700, doi:10.1016/j.carres.2008.07.014
External links
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