Bunchosia argentea
| Peanut butter fruit | |
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| B. argentea in Venezuela | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Bunchosia |
| Species: | B. argentea |
| Binomial name | |
| Bunchosia argentea (Jacq.) DC..[1] | |
Bunchosia argentea, commonly known as peanut butter fruit, is a species of flowering plant in the acerola family, Malpighiaceae, that is native to Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Guyana and Suriname.[1] It produces small orange-red fruits that are sericeous (finely haired) of pleasant taste similar to peanut butter. Leaves have pointed ends and are densely silvery or golden sericeous on the abaxial side. The species has not been cultivated.
References
- 1 2 "Bunchosia argentea (Jacq.) DC.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1994-08-23. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
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