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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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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
247163917/05/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Lago LuganoMarcos Garberoglio
243270012/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente LópezMarcos Garberoglio
242668401/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Pablo Richter
242365725/01/2026ArgentinaSaltaMunicipio Vaqueros, Al costado Rp 115 pasando Casita de Chocolate del Col. Médicos, Departamento La CalderaEduardo Vicente Fumarola
241773904/01/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaSan José / Sierra de Ancasti, Reserva Eco Educativa Las CorzuelasRamón Vera
240652509/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánMirador Rio Los Sosa, Reserva Provincial Los SosaMaria Belén Dri
240574709/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánMirador Rio Los Sosa, Reserva Provincial Los SosaDiego Carus
240404325/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarElsa Longo
235551030/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo negro, Hudson1Pablo Richter
234936028/08/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosSendero de Selva, Parque Nacional El PalmarPeter Vidana
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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 24/09/2026.