Scientific name	Common name	Where found	Part used
Apocynaceae
Ahouai nitida M. Pichon	Tomate del diablo	Colombia	Pulp
Ambelania acida Aubl.	Pepito do mato	Brazil	Pulp
Ambelania tenuifolia Muell.-Arg.	Pepido do mato	Brazil	Pulp
Bonafousia longituba Mgf.	Paiuetu	Brazil	Pulp
Bonafousia tetrastachya Mgt.	Azúcar	Colombia	Pulp
Couma guianensis Abul.	Sorva	Guiana, Brazil	Pulp
Couma macrocarpa Barb.	Sorva grande	Brazil	Pulp
Couma rigida Muell.-Arg.	Itapeuá	Brazil	Pulp
Couma utilis Muell.	Couma, huansoco	Brazil	Pulp
Lacmelia edulis Karst	Lechemiel	Venezuela	Pulp
Lacmelia floribunda Benth. et Hook. f.	Tachuelo	Colombia	Pulp
Lacmelia speciosa	Perillo	Colombia	Pulp
Macoubea guianensis	Pequia nut	Brazil, Guiana	Nut
Parahancornia ampa Ducke	Amapá	Brazil	Pulp
Vallesia glabra Cav.		Central America, Florida, West Indies	Pulp
Zschokkea arborenscens Muell.-Arg.	Molongo	Brazil	Pulp
Araceae
Montrichardia arborescens Schott	Arracacho	Colombia	Seeds
Philodendron bipinnatifidum Schott	Banana de macaco	Brazil	Pulp

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