Picrodendron baccatum

(Linn.) Krug & Urb.

Walnut

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Nuts, Oil

The nuts are eaten and are rich in starch. The nuts also yield an edible oil.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows on limestone hills.

Bahamas, Caribbean, Cayman Is., Central America, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago, West Indies,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent

How to Identify

A deciduous tree 6–8 m tall in the Juglandaceae and Simaroubaceae families, native to tropical limestone hills. It bears edible nuts rich in starch that also yield oil.

Notes

There are about 30 Juglans species. All species bear edible nuts. Also put in the family Simaroubaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Juglans baccata L.Picrodendron juglans Griseb. [Illegitimate]Picrodendron macrocarpum (A.Rich.) BrittonPicrodendron medium SmallSchmidelia macrocarpa A.Rich.

References (5)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1969 (As Picrodendron macrocarpum)
Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4:139. 1906 (As Picrodendron macrocarpum)
Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 362 (As Juglans baccata)
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1272. 1759 (As Juglans baccata)
Wickens, G.E., 1995, Edible Nuts. FAO Non-wood forest products. FAO, Rome. p 134 (As Juglans baccata)

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

Notes

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