Bunchosia argentea, known as silver peanut butter fruit,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the acerola family, Malpighiaceae, that is native to Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Guyana and Suriname.[1] It produces small orange-red fruits that are sericeous (finely haired) of pleasant taste similar to peanut butter. Leaves have pointed ends and are densely silvery or golden sericeous on the abaxial side.
| Bunchosia argentea | |
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| B. argentea in Venezuela | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Bunchosia |
| Species: | B. argentea
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| Binomial name | |
| Bunchosia argentea | |
Confusion with Bunchosia glandulifera
editBunchosia glandulifera is often misidentified as Bunchosia argentea. The main distinctive character is in the leaves.[3] Furthermore, Bunchosia argentea has not been cultivated.[4][5]
References
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- ^ a b "Bunchosia argentea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ^ Lorenzi H, Lacerda MTC & Bacher LB. (2015) Frutas No Brasil: Nativas e Exoticas (page 306). INSTITUTO PLANTARUM. ISBN 978-8586714481
- ^ "Peanut Butter Tree , Bunchosia glandulifera". www.growables.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Jacobson, Arthur Lee. "Peanut-Butter Fruit or Peanut-Butter Plant - GoodFood World". Archived from the original on 2016-01-17.
- ^ Jacobson, Arthur Lee. "Peanut-butter Fruit or Plant". growables.org..
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