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Allophylus edulis

Allophylus edulis

(A.St.-Hil.) Radlk. ex Warm., 1890
Chalchal De Las Personas

Family: Sapindaceae
Order: Sapindales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Description


Allophylus edulis () is a plant species in the genus Allophylus endemic to the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.

Phytochemistry: Quebrachitol, a cyclitol, and viridiflorol, a sesquiterpenoid, are found in A. edulis.

Vernacular names: This plant has several different common names.

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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Allophylus edulis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
167749219/11/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del MonteGustavo Puente
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Allophylus edulis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.