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Euphorbiaceae

Inca nut

Plukenetia volubilis L.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Plukenetia

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Inca nut: Fruit of Plukenetia volubilis
Photo: The lifted lorax, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (13)
arz
بلوكينيتيا وليلى
Burmese
ကြယ်ပဲ
Catalan
Sacha inchi
Chinese
印加果, 星油藤
Dutch
Sacha inchi, Sacha-inchi
English
Inca nut, Inca-peanut, Mountain peanut, Sacha inchi, Sacha peanut
Finnish
Inka-pähkinä, Inkapähkinä
Japanese
サッチャインチ, サチャインチ
Korean
사차인치
mul
Sacha inchi
Persian
اینکااینچی
Portuguese
Amendoim-inca, Sacha inchi
Thai
ถั่วดาวอินคา, ซาจาอินจี, ถั่วอินคา

Synonyms

  • Fragariopsis paxii Pittier
  • Plukenetia macrostyla Ule
  • Plukenetia peruviana Müll.Arg.
  • Sajorium volubile Baill.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.