Kunth muskwood, Sali
Guarea kunthiana

Family: Meliaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 30-50 m high. It has small buttresses. The leaves are compound. The flower groups are about 12 cm long. The flowers are yellowish-white. The fruit stalks are thickened and 0.7 cm long. The fruit is an oval capsule. It is 4 cm long by 3.8 cm wide. It is reddish-brown. There are 4-8 seeds. These have 2 flat and 1 curved side. It is 2.5 cm long by 1.3 cm wide. The fleshy layer on the seeds is edible. The seeds hang on long stalks.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest especially along rivers. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Honduras, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South America (country/location of origin), Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds, fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ainki chalt, Cacao blanco, Cancharana macho, Caraya-bola, Cedrikko cimarron, Cedrillo de montana, Chanutiyo, Higuerillo, Jatuauba, Jito, Mancore, Mborevi, Ponchero, Puka, Rembui, Requilla, Sacha requia, Sacha tocota, Tapake, Tukuta, Wamokaowe, Wamonkai, Yantsau, Zwarte doifisiri

Synonyms

Guarea densiflora Poepp. & Endl.; Guarea depauperata Harms; Guarea glauca Triana & Planch.; Guarea grandifoliola C.DC.; Guarea kunthiana var. densiflora (Poepp. & Endl.) C.DC.; Guarea kunthiana var. hahniana Krug & Urb. ex Duss; Guarea kunthiana var. hahnii C.DC.; Guarea kunthianum var. hahnianum Krug & Urb.; Guarea macrantha Standl. & L.O.Williams; Guarea megaphylla Cuatrec.; Guarea membranacea Rusby; Guarea oblongiflora C.DC.; Guarea poeppigii Triana & Planch.; Guarea pohlii C.DC.; Guarea pohlii var. glabra C.DC.; Guarea pohlii var. glabrior C.DC.; Guarea simplicifolia C.DC.; Guarea steinbachii Harms; Guarea williamsii C.DC.;