Bakuri

At a glance

Origin / distribution: BR, CO

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES, FIBER, PHOSPHORUS

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Clusiaceae

Scientific name: Platonia insignis

Common names: Bakuri, Pacouri, Bacuri, Bacuri-grande, Bacurizeiro, Bacurí, Landirana, Pakuri, bacouré, bacuri, bacuri-açu, bacuriträd, bacury, makasu, paykuli

History

The source record documents this plant in BR, CO.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• BR
• CO

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Obtaining and characterizing bacuri (Platonia insignis) seed flour: a strategy for valuing fruit co-products from a sustainable food perspective. · 2026 source ↗
• Low-Cost and rapid method for genomic DNA isolation from Platonia insignis: an endangered fruit tree species of the Brazilian Amazon. · 2025 source ↗
• <i>Platonia insignis:</i> A Systematic Synthesis of Scientific Studies on Its Biology, Ecology, and Potential Applications. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CALCIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• FIBER
• PHOSPHORUS
• RIBOFLAVIN
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• NIACIN
• THIAMIN
• PROTEIN
• ASH
• IRON
• WATER
• KILOCALORIES
• FAT

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.