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Right now im in The Amazon jungle in Perú, but recently a friend traveled to Brasil and he asked me, what seeds should i bring ( for a edible forest garden project in Perú) ?

The idea is to bring planta or seeds that are wierd or hardly available in Perú. So i Made this List :

Araza (Eugenia stipitata)
Ubaia ( Eugenia patrisii)
Eugenia inundata --- for flooded places
Abiu  (Pouteria caimito)
Guarana (Paullinia cupana)
Bacuripari  o pungara (Garcinia macrophylla)
Inhame  ( Dioscorea trifida).  ----- brasilian amazonica tuber
MARACUJÁ-SUSPIRO (passiflora nitida)
Boldo brasileño (plectranthus barbatus) as toilet paper

So i was wondering. Do You where can i get this seeds in Brasil o maybe The fruits?

Do You know seeds stores from Brasil that sell seeds?

And regarding to my list of plant. Maybe You can recommend me new plants?
 
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Most of the rainforest species are going to be similar throughout the Amazon, regardless of whether you're in Brazil or Peru. I'd be curious to see what works well in the area.
Looking at your list, there are a few online stores I know that sell these plants and seeds, but you need to have the plant health certifications to export to Peru, and I don't know if stores do that. here are a few that came up. https://www.floramonteclaro.com.br/produto/boldo-da-terra-plectranthus-barbatus/2022123549
and https://www.sementerara.com.br/16-sementes-de-arvores
There was a great small company that sold seeds that closed during the pandemic, unfortunately....
As for fruit and such, I think it depends a lot on where your friend is. Some of the things on your list (uvaia and boldo) are more dryland plants that grow here in Southern Brazil-- where we get frost and are closer to penguins than to the Amazon. I don't know how they will grow up in a hot jungle climate.
As for fruit and your nhame tubers, I suspect there are plant health concerns about bringing these things back across the border into Peru- they need to check the rules or could end up having trouble.  
 
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