Scientific name	Common name	Where found	Part used
Euphorbiaceae
Apuleia ferrea Mart.	Pau ferro	Brazil	Pulp
Caryodendron orinocense Karst	Cacay	Colombia	Seeds
Hieronyma colombiana Cuatr.	Motilón	Colombia	Pulp
Omphalea diandra L.	Comadre de vaquero	Tropical South America, West Indies	Seed
Omphalea megacarpa L.	Hunter's nut	West Indies	Seed
Omphalea triandra L.	Jamaica cobseed	Tropical Americas	Seed
Flacourtiaceae
Casearia parviflora Willd.		Martinique	Aril
Casearia pringlei Brig.		Mexico	Aril
Mayna grandifolia Warb.	Achiote de venado	Colombia	Aril
Gesneriaceae
Besleria violacea Aubl.		Brazil, Guiana	Pulp
Gnetaceae
Gnetum nodiflorum Brongn.	Hava	Brazil, Guiana	Seed
Gnetum urens Blume	Blume Huá-assú	Brazil	Seed
Guttiferae
Garcinia cochinchinensis Choisy	Mangostao-amarelo	Brazil	Pulp
Rheedia acuminate Planch. et Triana		Peru	Pulp
Rheedia benthamiana Planch. et Triana	Bacuripari selvagem	Brazil	Pulp

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