''Caryocar glabrum'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...
in the family
Caryocaraceae. It is native to
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
.
Chemical compounds
Dihydroisocoumarin
Dihydroisocoumarins are phenolic compounds related to isocoumarin. Dihydroisocoumarin glucosides
A glucoside is a glycoside that is chemically derived from glucose. Glucosides are common in plants, but rare in animals. Glucose is produced whe ...
glucosides can be found in ''C. glabrum''.
References
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glabrum
Plants described in 1806
Trees of Peru
Trees of Brazil
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