Bunchosia armeniaca is a species in the family Malpighiaceae native to northwestern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Peru). Common names include cansaboca, cirhuela de frayle, ciruela de fraile (friar's plum), guáimaro, indano, and mamey de tierra fría (cold-earth mamey). Its Kichwa name is usuma.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bunchosia armeniaca being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Genus
- Bunchosia
- Species
- Bunchosia armeniaca
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