''Allophylus edulis'' ( pt, chal-chal) is a plant species in the genus ''

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Phytochemistry

Quebrachitol, a cyclitol, and

viridiflorol Viridiflorol is a chemical compound, classified as a sesquiterpenoid, that has been isolated from the essential oils of a variety of plants including ''Melaleuca quinquenervia'' (broad-leaved paperbark), ''Melaleuca alternifolia'' (tea tree), and ...

, a sesquiterpenoid, are found in ''A. edulis''.

Vernacular names

This plant has several different common names. Allophylus edulis Young

In Paraguay it's called ''kokû'', with a nasal ending. In Argentina, the common name is ''chal-chal'' (hence Los Chalchaleros, a folkloric music group), as in Portuguese. Other names in Brazil are ''aperta-goela, baga-de-morcego, chala-chala, chale-chale, cocum, fruta-de-paraó, fruta-de-passarinho, fruta-de-pavão, fruta-de-pavó, fruta-de-pombo, murta-branca, murta-vermelha, olho-de-pombo, pé-de-galinha, quebra-queixo, vacum'' and ''vacunzeiro''.

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edulis Edulis, edible in Latin, is a species name present in a number of Latin species names: * '' Acioa edulis'', the Castanha-de-cutia, a fruit and timber tree species * '' Aglaia edulis'', a plant species found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indon ...

Flora of the Southern Andean Yungas {{sapindales-stub