Aydendron (Sturtevant, 1919)

← Avicennia

Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919 Aydendron (Sturtevant, 1919)

Babiana →

Aydendron firmulum Nees.

Lauraceae. PICHURIM BEAN. TODA SPECIE.

Brazil. The Portugese of the Rio Negro, a branch of the Amazon, gather the aromatic seeds, known in trade by the names of the pichurim bean and toda specie. The seed is grated like nutmeg.