[Wikipedia-l] Buitach apple

Sun Sep 8 09:23:02 UTC 2002

Pierre Abbat wrote:

>Can anyone figure out what a "Buitach apple" is? I've seen it only on pages 
>about [[candiru]], none of which specify what kind of plant it is.
>
Interesting problem.  Most of the search engine results seem to use the 
term in an identical phrase.  That suggests a lot of uncritical copying. 
 I'm inclined to think that the name Buitach is the corruption of 
something else.  IMHO the candidate for this is the genus Bowdichia 
(Common name Sucupira).  This is a tropical hardwood tree, whose seeds 
and bark are reported to have medicinal qualities.  It's range fits in 
with what is said about Candiru.

One of our new members, Henriette, is a herbalist, and may be able to 
help with this subject.

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