Caryocar amygdaliferum
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Caryocar amygdaliferum is a plant native to the rain forests of the Amazon region of Peru. Its fruit consists of a spiny husk inside which a seed about three times the size of an almond develops. It has been used for similar purpose as the almond and was traded as as luxury item among the Inca in pre-conquest times and grown in the land of the Chachapoyas. It is also eaten by some species of bats.
[edit] References
- Coe, Sophie D. (1994) America's first cuisines ISBN 0-292-71159-X
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