Akawai nutmeg
Acrodiclidium camara

Family: Lauraceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

The fruit are used as medicine. The name is uncertain. Probably now Licaria camara (R. H. Schomb.) Kosterm..

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil, Guiana, Guyana, South America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seed - spice

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Guayana nutmeg

Synonyms

It may be a synonym of Misanteca camara (R. H. Schomb.) Lundell; Licaria camara (R. H. Schomb.) Kosterm.;