Scientific name	Common name	Where found	Part used
Pachira grandiflora Tussac.		West Indies	Seed
Pachira macrocarpa Schlecht.	Cayenne nut, sapotón	Central America, Mexico	Seed (as cocoa)
Patinoa almirajo Cuatr.	Almirajó	Colombia	Seed
Boraginaceae
Cordia dentata Poir.	Uvito	Colombia	Pulp
Cordia dodecandra DC.	Siricote	Mexico	Pulp
Tournefortia hirsutissima L.	Nigua	Colombia	Pulp
Bromeliaceae
Aechmea hoppii L. B. Smith		Tropical Americas	Pulp
Aechmea magdalenae Andre ex Baker	Pita	Tropical Americas	Pulp
Ananas ananasoides L.B.S.		Brazil	Pulp
Ananas bracteatus Schult.	Carauata	Brazil	Pulp
Bromelia chrysantha Jacq.	Piñuela	South America	Pulp
Bromelia karatas L.	Piñuela	Tropical Americas	Pulp, vegetative
Bromelia pinguin L.	Pinguin	West Indies	Pulp
Bromelia trianae Mez.	Piñuela	Colombia	Pulp
Greigia sphacelata Regel.	Chupón	Chile	Pulp
Burseraceae
Bursera icicariba Baill.		Brazil	Pulp
Bursera leptophleos Mart.	Emburana	Brazil	Pulp
Protium brasiliense Engler	Almecera	Brazil	Seeds (oil)
Protium heltaphyllum March.	Breu branco	Brazil, Guiana	Pulp

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