''Caryocar amygdaliferum'' is a plant native to the rain forests of the
Choco region of
Colombia and
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
.
Its fruit consists of a spiny husk inside which a seed about three times the size of an
almond develops. It has been used for similar purpose as the almond and was traded as a luxury item among the
Inca in pre-conquest times and grown in the land of the
Chachapoyas. It is also eaten by some species of bats.
References
*Coe, Sophie D. (1994) ''America's first cuisines''
amygdaliferum
Flora of South America
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